API Lifecycle Security Measures for Adaptive Data Protection
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
APIs are prime targets for cyber attackers, leading to an exponential rise in API-related attacks and data leakage due to inadequate security measures across the API lifecycle phases.
Innovation Solution
An API security management method and platform that obtains security information of target data resources, determines security measures for various lifecycle phases, and adjusts measures based on check results to enhance security and reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If comprehensive security measures are implemented across all API lifecycle phases, then data security and reliability are improved, but system complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments security management into distinct lifecycle phases (design, development, test, registration, running) with phase-specific security measures. Each phase has tailored security requirements and check items, allowing comprehensive security without overwhelming system complexity. For example, the design phase focuses on security classification and requirement analysis, while the running phase emphasizes monitoring and anomaly detection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary security actions in early lifecycle phases before data leakage can occur. Security measures are proactively applied during design and development phases, including security requirement analysis, security design, and code security checks, rather than reacting to threats after they materialize. This prevents security issues from propagating to later stages.
2Reliability
If strict security measures are applied throughout the API lifecycle, then data leakage is reduced, but development efficiency and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different security measure intensities to different lifecycle phases and data sensitivity levels. High-security measures are concentrated in critical phases like data access control and transmission encryption, while less critical phases use streamlined checks. This localized approach maintains security effectiveness without uniformly burdening the entire development process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where security check results from one phase inform and adjust security measures in subsequent phases. Security issues identified in development phase feedback into the test phase for verification, and running phase monitoring feedback adjusts security policies. This continuous feedback loop improves security while avoiding redundant checks that would harm productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If security measures are adjusted dynamically based on check results, then security adaptability improves, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic security measure adjustment where security requirements and check items are not fixed but adapt based on lifecycle phase transitions and check results. For instance, security measures evolve from design-phase theoretical requirements to development-phase implementation checks to running-phase operational monitoring. This dynamic adaptation improves security responsiveness while following structured phase transitions that manage complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An approach described includes: obtaining security information of a target data resource to be accessed through a target API; determining, based on the security information of the target data resource, a security measure, for the target data resource, corresponding to at least one of a plurality of phases of a target API full lifecycle; taking the corresponding security measure for the target data resource in the part or all of the phases, and obtaining a check result of the security measure corresponding to the part or all of the phases; and taking an adjusted security measure for the target data resource in a second phase based on a check result of a security measure in a first phase, to perform security detection or security protection on the target data resource in the second phase.