Criticality Critical Active

API Security

Establishes API security including authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, monitoring, testing, reporting, review, and continuous improvement for API protection.

Control ID
APP-008
Domain Code
APP
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
Security Architecture / Application Security
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

APP-008 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain security controls to protect Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) through authentication, authorization, input validation, encryption, monitoring, and security testing.

Business Objective

Protect APIs from unauthorized access, abuse, and exploitation while ensuring secure data exchange.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      APP-008 · Operating Context

      Primary Stakeholders

      Applicable Industries

      Applicable Technologies

      Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

      Harmonized Framework Mappings

      The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

      FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...
      NIST
      Framework
      		 v2 View →
      NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...
      NIST
      Control Catalog
      		 vRev. 5 View →
      NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...
      India
      Standard
      		 vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      		 vCurrent View →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Application Security (APP)
      Purpose:
      To ensure the security of internally developed and acquired applications.
      Scope:
      Enterprise
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      Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

      10 Specific Audit Clauses

      The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

      REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
      APP-008-R001 API Security Framework The organization shall establish an API... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R002 API Authentication The organization shall implement authent... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R003 API Authorization The organization shall implement authori... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R004 API Input Validation The organization shall implement input v... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R005 API Rate Limiting The organization shall implement rate li... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R006 API Monitoring The organization shall monitor API activ... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R007 API Security Testing The organization shall conduct security... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R008 API Reporting The organization shall report on API sec... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R009 API Review The organization shall conduct periodic... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗
      APP-008-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... APP-008 API Security API Security / Application Engineering View ↗