Security Best Practices
This demo showcases production security features including rate limiting, token revocation, audit logging, and secure password hashing.
1. Rate Limiting
Protect API endpoints from brute force attacks and abuse using sliding window rate limiting.
2. Token Revocation
Revoke tokens immediately by adding them to a blacklist. Similar to Redis-based token storage in AgentCube.
Revoked Tokens
3. Audit Logging
Log all authentication and authorization decisions for security auditing. Logs include timestamps, user identity, actions, and outcomes.
Audit Log
4. Password Hashing (Bcrypt)
Demonstrate secure password hashing using bcrypt for API keys and passwords. Includes constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks.
Verify Password
Security Notes
- Bcrypt automatically includes salt in the hash
- Constant-time comparison prevents timing attacks
- Cost factor controls hashing complexity (default: 10)
- Never store plaintext passwords or API keys
OWASP Top 10 Security Checklist
✓ Implemented
- ✓ Algorithm confusion prevention
- ✓ Short-lived tokens with expiration
- ✓ Token revocation/blacklisting
- ✓ Rate limiting
- ✓ Secure password hashing (bcrypt)
- ✓ Constant-time comparison
- ✓ Audit logging
- ✓ Namespace isolation
Best Practices
- • Use HTTPS for all communications
- • Implement CSRF protection
- • Set security headers (CSP, HSTS)
- • Regular security audits
- • Input validation and sanitization
- • Principle of least privilege
- • Fail-secure defaults
- • Defense in depth