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The book is organized into four parts: web API security context, lab setup for building a testing environment, practical attack workflows for discovering and probing APIs, and real-world techniques including evasive methods, rate-limit testing, GraphQL attacks, and breach/bounty considerations. Includes appendices such as an API hacking checklist and additional resources.","Hacking APIs (Early Access) © 2022 by Corey Ball  \nNO STARC H P RESS EARLY ACC ESS P ROG RAM :  \nFEEDBACK WELCOME!  \nWelcome to the Early Access edition of the as yet unpublished HackingAPIs by Corey J. Ball! As a prepublication title, this book may be incomplete and some chapters may not have been proofread.  \nOur goal is always to make the best books possible, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. If you have any comments or questions, email us [at](at earlyaccess@nostarch.com. If you have specific feedback for us)[ earlyaccess@nostarch.com](at earlyaccess@nostarch.com. 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While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author nor No Starch Press, Inc. shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in it.  \nHacking APIs (Early Access) © 2022 by Corey Ball  \nCO NTE NTS  \nForeword Acknowledgments Introduction  \nPART I: THE STATE OF WEB API SECURITY  \nChapter 0: Preparing for API Security Testing  \nChapter 1: How Web Applications Work  \nChapter 2: The Anatomy of Web APIs  \nChapter 3: API Securities  \nPART II: LAB SETUP  \nChapter 4: Setting Up an API Hacking System  \nChapter 5: Setting Up Vulnerable API Targets  \nPART III: ATTACKING APIS  \nChapter 6: Discovering APIs  \nChapter 7: Endpoint Analysis  \nChapter 8: Attacking API Authentication  \nChapter 9: API Fuzzing  \nChapter 10: Exploiting API Authorization  \nChapter 11: Exploiting Mass Assignment  \nChapter 12: API Injection  \nPART IV: REAL-WORLD API HACKING  \nChapter 13: Evasive Techniques and Rate Limit Testing  \nChapter 14: Attacking GraphQL  \nChapter 15: Breaches and Bounties Conclusion  \nAppendix A: API Hacking Checklist  \nAppendix B: Additional Resource  \nThe chapters in red are included in this Early Access PDF.  \nHacking APIs (Early Access) © 2022 by Corey Ball  \nTo my incredible wife, Kristin, and our three amazing daughters, Vivian, Charlise, and Ruby. 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