Capability architecture
Shift-Left API Security: context, validation and evidence.
This capability contributes to the same platform outcome: understanding realistic attacker exposure and proving what matters.
01Why it matters
- API security is often discovered too late.
- Developers need actionable guidance in their workflow, not a PDF weeks later.
- Undocumented APIs make CI/CD security difficult.
02ThreatCanary approach
- Generate or validate OpenAPI specs, export test cases and integrate with CI/CD workflows.
- Provide developer-focused remediation, examples and retest paths.
- Use findings from production and staging to improve pre-production tests.
03What it validates or reveals
- API contract gaps.
- Security tests suitable for CI/CD.
- Developer remediation and regression checks.
04Evidence and outputs
- A clear explanation of the exposure, affected assets and likely attack path.
- Reproducible evidence suitable for analysts, developers and risk owners.
- Prioritisation based on exploitability, business impact, sensitive data and chainability.
- Owner, remediation and workflow context that can move into Jira, Slack, SIEM or reporting.