Use CaseShadow & Zombie API Detection
Identify undocumented, forgotten, deprecated or low/no-traffic APIs that remain reachable.
Deterministic evidenceScope-aware executionAdaptive capability
What this covers
Shadow & Zombie API Detection: from uncertainty to validated evidence.
Use-case pages should show the buyer problem, why existing tools struggle and how ThreatCanary turns context into action.
01The problem
- Teams have too many disconnected signals and not enough confidence about what matters.
- Existing tools often stop at discovery, posture or theoretical severity.
- Attackers exploit relationships between systems, APIs, identities, trust and data that are hard to see in separate tools.
02ThreatCanary workflow
- Discover relevant exposure, APIs, behaviours, ownership and environmental context.
- Connect signals inside the graph so relationships and paths become visible.
- Generate and validate hypotheses with controlled tests and deterministic evidence.
- Route findings, remediation guidance and reporting context to the right stakeholders.
03What teams can answer
- Is this risk real, reachable and exploitable?
- What systems, APIs, identities or data does it connect to?
- Who owns the fix and what evidence supports the priority?
- How has this exposure changed over time?
04Outcome
- Fewer arguments about theoretical findings.
- Clearer prioritisation based on realistic attacker exposure.
- Evidence-backed remediation and executive reporting.
- Continuous reassessment as environments change.
Common questions
Questions teams ask before they commit.
Direct answers on scope, evidence, safety controls and how ThreatCanary differs from tools you already run.
01What is a shadow API?
A shadow API is an endpoint that exists and is reachable but is undocumented or operating outside governance — commonly deployed without being registered in any inventory or specification. It is a security concern because controls, monitoring and testing are generally applied to the documented API estate, so shadow endpoints receive none of them.
02What is a zombie API?
A zombie API is a deprecated, forgotten or superseded endpoint that remains reachable after it was meant to be retired. Zombie APIs often run older code, older authentication logic or older data-handling behaviour than their replacements, and because nobody expects them to be live they are rarely patched or monitored.
03How does ThreatCanary find undocumented APIs?
Discovery draws on API gateways, OpenAPI specifications, logs, source repositories and exposed services, so it is not limited to what is documented. OSINT and leak detection additionally monitors public sources for exposed API specifications, leaked secrets and developer artefacts, correlating those clues against internal inventory to surface endpoints that were never registered.
