API Security Hardening Table of Contents - Overview - When to Use - Quick Start - Reference Guides - Best Practices Overview Implement comprehensive API security measures including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, input validation, and attack prevention to protect against common vulnerabilities. When to Use - New API development - Security audit remediation - Production API hardening - Compliance requirements - High-traffic API protection - Public API exposure Quick Start Minimal working example: Reference Guides Detailed implementations in the directory: | Guide | Contents | |--…