Cybersecurity-Projects/PROJECTS/intermediate/api-security-scanner/README.md

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Full-stack API vulnerability scanner targeting the OWASP API Security Top 10 with configurable scan modules and a React dashboard.

Learn docs here: learn modules.

What It Does

• Scans REST APIs against OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerability categories
• Tests for authentication bypass, injection flaws, IDOR, and rate limiting weaknesses
• SQLi, authentication, IDOR, and rate limit scanner modules with configurable payloads
• JWT auth with bcrypt password hashing and session management
• Scan history tracking with detailed vulnerability reports per endpoint
• Full React dashboard for configuring scans and reviewing results

Quick Start

docker compose up -d

Visit http://localhost:8080 to open the dashboard.

[!TIP] This project uses just as a command runner. Type just to see all available commands.

Install: curl -sSf https://just.systems/install.sh | bash -s -- --to ~/.local/bin

Stack

Backend: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Alembic, httpx, aiohttp

Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite

Learn

This project includes step-by-step learning materials covering security theory, architecture, and implementation.

Module	Topic
00 - Overview	Prerequisites and quick start
01 - Concepts	Security theory and real-world breaches
02 - Architecture	System design and data flow
03 - Implementation	Code walkthrough
04 - Challenges	Extension ideas and exercises

License

AGPL 3.0