Enhancing API Security at Scale with KeySafe

Securing APIs is a challenge, especially when handling thousands of users and sensitive data. At KeySafe, we built an API security solution that improved authentication accuracy and reduced unauthorized access significantly.

API Security Architecture

Building a Unified API Security System

One of our key objectives was to create a seamless authentication and authorization system. We achieved this by:

  • Developing a unified API for key generation, verification, and management.
  • Enforcing a key-and-secret authentication mechanism to protect API endpoints.
  • Optimizing repository structure and Firebase configurations to enhance cloud security.

Key Achievements

  • Achieved 99.9% accuracy in authorization and authentication.
  • Reduced unauthorized access by 75% through strict key enforcement policies.
  • Improved API security management, cutting implementation time by 40%.

Optimizing Firebase for Security

We leveraged Firebase Cloud Functions to streamline API request handling, ensuring:

  • Scalable key verification, allowing efficient processing of authentication requests.
  • Improved database security, reducing vulnerability to attacks.
  • Optimized cloud function execution, lowering response times for API calls.
const verifyApiKey = async (key) => {
  const apiKeyData = await firebase
    .firestore()
    .collection('apiKeys')
    .doc(key)
    .get()
  if (!apiKeyData.exists) {
    throw new Error('Unauthorized access')
  }
  return apiKeyData.data()
}

Lessons Learned

Building a secure API infrastructure requires a mix of encryption, authentication, and cloud security best practices. By integrating a robust security layer, we not only enhanced protection but also improved the efficiency of API key management.

At KeySafe, our approach to API security set a strong foundation for handling high-scale authentication securely and efficiently. 🚀