One audit for every
attack surface.
Test, harden, and monitor your API endpoints. Whether you are running OAuth flows or managing secrets in production, we find what is exposed before anyone else does.
Most APIs ship fast.
Security comes later.
These are not hypothetical risks. They are the patterns we find on real APIs from real teams who thought they were covered.
API keys hardcoded into source code
Committed to Git repositories, exposed in CI build logs, or sitting in plain environment files with permissions that are far too broad for what they need.
OAuth flows built from memory instead of spec
Token validation gaps, missing scope checks, and redirect URI misconfigurations are the kind of mistakes that feel fine locally but create real exposure in production.
Rate limiting that punishes your actual users
When limits are too aggressive they block real traffic. When they are missing, scrapers and abuse scripts run unchecked. Finding the right balance requires a strategy.
Authentication that breaks under edge conditions
JWT secrets that are weak, token expiry that goes unenforced, and refresh logic that can be bypassed with a slightly unusual sequence of requests.
Specific work.
Real outcomes.
We cover the full surface of your API security. Each area below is something we actively test, review, or implement alongside your team.
API Penetration Testing
We probe your endpoints the way an attacker would. Broken authentication, authorization gaps, injection points, and data exposure get surfaced before anyone else finds them.
OAuth and JWT Review
We walk through your authentication flows end to end. Token lifetimes, scope enforcement, refresh mechanics, and redirect validation are all places where small mistakes have large consequences.
Rate Limiting Strategy
Rate limiting that blocks real users is not protecting you. We help you set thresholds that guard against abuse without touching legitimate traffic patterns.
API Gateway Configuration
Whether you are on AWS API Gateway, Kong, or NGINX, we review and harden your gateway setup from request validation to IP filtering and edge level protection.
Secrets Management
Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, environment hygiene. We help you move credentials out of code, set up rotation policies, and ensure sensitive values are not leaking through logs or headers.
Plain English Audit Report
At the end of every engagement you get a clear report. What we found, what it means for your business, what to fix first, and how. Shareable with your whole team.
Third Party Integration Review
Webhooks, partner APIs, and payment integrations each carry their own risk profile. We check how your API interacts with external services and where trust boundaries are poorly defined.
Monitoring and Alerting Gaps
Security without visibility is just guessing. We review your logging coverage, alert thresholds, and incident response readiness so you know what is happening in real time.
What an engagement
actually looks like.
Discovery call
We ask about your stack, your API surface, and where you are most uncertain. Thirty minutes is enough to understand your setup and tell you whether there is something worth looking at more closely.
Scoped audit or implementation
Depending on what you need we either audit what exists or help implement what is missing. We define the scope upfront so there are no surprises at the end.
Findings and recommendations
You get a prioritized report in plain language. Critical issues come first. Everything is explained in terms of what it means for your product, not just as a list of technical CVE codes.
Optional remediation support
If you want help fixing things we stay involved. If you need the roadmap and prefer to handle it internally, that works too. The goal is that things actually get fixed.
# Bithost API Security Engagement # Step 1 — Discovery engagement: type: api-security-audit target: api.yourapp.com scope: - authentication-flows - authorization-checks - rate-limiting - secrets-management - third-party-integrations team: contact: hello@bithost.io nda: available-on-day-one
# Step 2 — Running the audit scan: endpoints: auto-discovered auth-methods: - oauth2 - jwt - api-key checks: - token-lifetime-enforcement - scope-validation - redirect-uri-whitelist - credential-exposure - rate-limit-coverage status: running progress: 68%
# Step 3 — Findings report findings: critical: - API key exposed in X-Internal-Key header - JWT secret uses default library value high: - No rate limit on /v1/search endpoint - OAuth redirect accepts wildcard URIs medium: - Token expiry not enforced server-side - Refresh token rotation not enabled informational: - Verbose error messages expose stack trace
# Step 4 — Remediation remediation: mode: collaborative critical-items: - rotate_exposed_api_key: done - replace_jwt_secret: done in-progress: - implement_rate_limiting: in-review - fix_oauth_redirect: in-review support: type: optional style: hands-on or advisory
Numbers that matter
to decision makers.
Security is not a cost center when it prevents a breach. The data below reflects real industry averages and what our clients typically experience after an engagement.
Questions people
ask first.
Not sure where
your API stands?
Start with a conversation.
Thirty minutes is enough for us to understand your setup and tell you whether there is something worth looking at more closely.
Talk to Bithost
One audit for every
attack surface.
Test, harden, and monitor your API endpoints. Whether you are running OAuth flows or managing secrets in production, we find what is exposed before anyone else does.
Most APIs ship fast.
Security comes later.
These are not hypothetical risks. They are the patterns we find on real APIs from real teams who thought they were covered.
API keys hardcoded into source code
Committed to Git repositories, exposed in CI build logs, or sitting in plain environment files with permissions that are far too broad for what they need.
OAuth flows built from memory instead of spec
Token validation gaps, missing scope checks, and redirect URI misconfigurations are the kind of mistakes that feel fine locally but create real exposure in production.
Rate limiting that punishes your actual users
When limits are too aggressive they block real traffic. When they are missing, scrapers and abuse scripts run unchecked. Finding the right balance requires a strategy.
Authentication that breaks under edge conditions
JWT secrets that are weak, token expiry that goes unenforced, and refresh logic that can be bypassed with a slightly unusual sequence of requests.
Specific work.
Real outcomes.
We cover the full surface of your API security. Each area below is something we actively test, review, or implement alongside your team.
API Penetration Testing
We probe your endpoints the way an attacker would. Broken authentication, authorization gaps, injection points, and data exposure get surfaced before anyone else finds them.
OAuth and JWT Review
We walk through your authentication flows end to end. Token lifetimes, scope enforcement, refresh mechanics, and redirect validation are all places where small mistakes have large consequences.
Rate Limiting Strategy
Rate limiting that blocks real users is not protecting you. We help you set thresholds that guard against abuse without touching legitimate traffic patterns.
API Gateway Configuration
Whether you are on AWS API Gateway, Kong, or NGINX, we review and harden your gateway setup from request validation to IP filtering and edge level protection.
Secrets Management
Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, environment hygiene. We help you move credentials out of code, set up rotation policies, and ensure sensitive values are not leaking through logs or headers.
Plain English Audit Report
At the end of every engagement you get a clear report. What we found, what it means for your business, what to fix first, and how. Shareable with your whole team.
Third Party Integration Review
Webhooks, partner APIs, and payment integrations each carry their own risk profile. We check how your API interacts with external services and where trust boundaries are poorly defined.
Monitoring and Alerting Gaps
Security without visibility is just guessing. We review your logging coverage, alert thresholds, and incident response readiness so you know what is happening in real time.
What an engagement
actually looks like.
Discovery call
We ask about your stack, your API surface, and where you are most uncertain. Thirty minutes is enough to understand your setup and tell you whether there is something worth looking at more closely.
Scoped audit or implementation
Depending on what you need we either audit what exists or help implement what is missing. We define the scope upfront so there are no surprises at the end.
Findings and recommendations
You get a prioritized report in plain language. Critical issues come first. Everything is explained in terms of what it means for your product, not just as a list of technical CVE codes.
Optional remediation support
If you want help fixing things we stay involved. If you need the roadmap and prefer to handle it internally, that works too. The goal is that things actually get fixed.
# Bithost API Security Engagement # Step 1 — Discovery engagement: type: api-security-audit target: api.yourapp.com scope: - authentication-flows - authorization-checks - rate-limiting - secrets-management - third-party-integrations team: contact: hello@bithost.io nda: available-on-day-one
# Step 2 — Running the audit scan: endpoints: auto-discovered auth-methods: - oauth2 - jwt - api-key checks: - token-lifetime-enforcement - scope-validation - redirect-uri-whitelist - credential-exposure - rate-limit-coverage status: running progress: 68%
# Step 3 — Findings report findings: critical: - API key exposed in X-Internal-Key header - JWT secret uses default library value high: - No rate limit on /v1/search endpoint - OAuth redirect accepts wildcard URIs medium: - Token expiry not enforced server-side - Refresh token rotation not enabled informational: - Verbose error messages expose stack trace
# Step 4 — Remediation remediation: mode: collaborative critical-items: - rotate_exposed_api_key: done - replace_jwt_secret: done in-progress: - implement_rate_limiting: in-review - fix_oauth_redirect: in-review support: type: optional style: hands-on or advisory
Numbers that matter
to decision makers.
Security is not a cost center when it prevents a breach. The data below reflects real industry averages and what our clients typically experience after an engagement.
Questions people
ask first.
Not sure where
your API stands?
Start with a conversation.
Thirty minutes is enough for us to understand your setup and tell you whether there is something worth looking at more closely.
Talk to Bithost