Security
This guide covers best practices for securing NudgeLang applications.
Authentication
1. Basic Authentication
# Basic authentication configuration
states:
- id: auth_state
type: tool
tool: authenticate
input:
username: "${input.username}"
password: "${input.password}"
# Authentication result
output:
token: "${output.token}"
expires: "${output.expires}"2. Advanced Authentication
# Advanced authentication configuration
states:
- id: auth_state
type: tool
tool: authenticate
input:
username: "${input.username}"
password: "${input.password}"
security:
mfa: required
rate_limit:
attempts: 5
period: 300
password_policy:
min_length: 12
require_special: true
require_numbers: true
require_uppercase: true
# Authentication result
output:
token: "${output.token}"
expires: "${output.expires}"
refresh_token: "${output.refresh_token}"Authorization
1. Basic Authorization
# Basic authorization configuration
states:
- id: authz_state
type: tool
tool: authorize
input:
token: "${input.token}"
resource: "${input.resource}"
# Authorization result
output:
allowed: "${output.allowed}"
role: "${output.role}"2. Advanced Authorization
# Advanced authorization configuration
states:
- id: authz_state
type: tool
tool: authorize
input:
token: "${input.token}"
resource: "${input.resource}"
security:
rbac:
roles:
- name: "admin"
permissions: ["read", "write", "delete"]
- name: "user"
permissions: ["read"]
abac:
rules:
- condition: "${user.department} == 'IT'"
permissions: ["read", "write"]
# Authorization result
output:
allowed: "${output.allowed}"
role: "${output.role}"
permissions: "${output.permissions}"Data Protection
1. Basic Data Protection
# Basic data protection configuration
states:
- id: protect_state
type: tool
tool: protect_data
input:
data: "${input.data}"
# Protection result
output:
encrypted_data: "${output.encrypted_data}"2. Advanced Data Protection
# Advanced data protection configuration
states:
- id: protect_state
type: tool
tool: protect_data
input:
data: "${input.data}"
security:
encryption:
algorithm: "AES-256-GCM"
key_rotation: 86400
masking:
fields: ["ssn", "credit_card"]
method: "partial"
tokenization:
fields: ["email", "phone"]
format: "preserve_format"
# Protection result
output:
encrypted_data: "${output.encrypted_data}"
tokenized_data: "${output.tokenized_data}"API Security
1. Basic API Security
# Basic API security configuration
states:
- id: api_state
type: tool
tool: secure_api
input:
endpoint: "${input.endpoint}"
# Security configuration
output:
secured: "${output.secured}"2. Advanced API Security
# Advanced API security configuration
states:
- id: api_state
type: tool
tool: secure_api
input:
endpoint: "${input.endpoint}"
security:
cors:
allowed_origins: ["https://example.com"]
allowed_methods: ["GET", "POST"]
rate_limiting:
requests: 100
period: 60
waf:
rules:
- type: "sql_injection"
action: "block"
- type: "xss"
action: "block"
# Security configuration
output:
secured: "${output.secured}"
rules: "${output.rules}"Best Practices
- Authentication: Use strong authentication
- Authorization: Implement proper authorization
- Data Protection: Protect sensitive data
- API Security: Secure API endpoints
- Monitoring: Monitor security events
- Updates: Keep security measures current
- Testing: Test security measures regularly
Common Pitfalls
- Weak Auth: Insufficient authentication
- Missing Authz: Incomplete authorization
- Data Exposure: Unprotected sensitive data
- API Vulnerabilities: Unsecured API endpoints
- Outdated Security: Not updating security measures
Next Steps
- Learn about Error Handling
- Explore Testing
- Read about Performance
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