App & API Protector
One-stop, zero-compromise security for websites, applications, and APIs.
Broad app and API protections in one solution
Akamai App & API Protector brings together web application firewall, bot mitigation, API security, and Layer 7 DDoS protection into a single solution. It quickly identifies vulnerabilities and mitigates threats across your entire web and API estates — even for the most complex distributed architectures. Recognized as the leading attack detection solution on the market, App & API Protector is easy to implement and use. It delivers automatic updates for security protections and provides holistic visibility into traffic and attacks.
How does it work?
App & API Protector stops threats at the edge by routing your web and API estate traffic through Akamai’s massively distributed platform. Traffic is inspected at the edge first to defend against DDoS, web application and API attacks, and malicious bots while simultaneously allowing access to legitimate users with no loss to performance or user experience. At the core of App & API Protector is the Adaptive Security Engine, which combines machine learning, real-time security intelligence, advanced automation, and insights from over 400 threat researchers to ensure the strongest application security. It provides hands-off updates, self-tuning rule adjustments, and auto API discovery to prevent new vulnerabilities, simplifying effort for your team.
Stronger security with less effort
Tailor defenses to the latest applications and threats
Dynamically adapt protections to evolving attacks — including those targeting the OWASP Top 10.
Simplify security with automated updates and self-tuning
Minimize effort with Akamai-managed updates and machine learning–powered self-tuning.
Empower developers and security teams
Operationalize security with a choice of popular tools and deploy within a CI/CD pipeline.
Forrester Names Akamai a WAF Leader
Among 12 vendors, Akamai was recognized for its innovation, roadmap, and strategy.
Features
- Adaptive protections that automatically push the latest protections for your apps and APIs
- Proactive self-tuning eliminates time-consuming manual maintenance
- Developer and technical resources keep you innovating with speed
- Advanced API discovery so you can manage risk from new or previously unknown APIs
- DevOps integration with a simple GUI or with our Terraform provider, APIs, or the Akamai CLI
- Included bot detections improve security and performance
- Fast onboarding, in-portal guides, configuration workflow, and wizard setups get you started
- Custom dashboards, real-time alerts, and SIEM integration to investigate security vulnerabilities and triage attacks
- Optional advanced AppSec management controls, managed services, and professional services
- DDoS protection that responds to application-layer attacks within seconds
Malware protection module now available with App & API Protector
Malware protection scans files at the edge to prevent attackers from uploading malware to your systems.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Fintech leader Finastra protects open finance apps and APIs with Akamai
Application Security Use Cases
DoS/DDoS protection
Recognized as a market-leading DDoS solution, App & API Protector instantly drops network-layer DDoS attacks at the edge. You are not only protected from DDoS attacks but also the traffic spikes of an attack — Akamai DDoS Fee Protection provides credit for any overage fees incurred due to a DDoS attack.
Bot visibility
Gain real-time visibility into your bot traffic with access to Akamai’s expansive directory of more than 1,700 known bots. Investigate skewed web analytics, prevent origin overload, and create your own bot definitions to permit access to third-party and partner bots without obstruction. Increase your bot security controls with Akamai’s bot solution to protect against credential stuffing, web scraping, mass account creation, inventory manipulation, and card cracking.
Malware protection
This add-on module can scan files before they’re uploaded once at the edge to detect and block malware from entering your corporate systems as malicious file uploads. With no additional app or API configuration required, you free up the time you’d spend setting up protection in each system individually.
Site Shield
Prevent attackers from bypassing cloud-based protections and targeting your origin infrastructure with this customer-favorite product that is now included in App & API Protector. Also in Akamai’s security portfolio, Page Integrity Manager, Account Protector, and Audience Hijacking Protector can extend your in-browser security capabilities.
