Launch Without the 2 a.m. Doubt – REST API Security Checklist Kit
58-item API review kit: PDF + XLSX tracker, curl tests, auth-route scanner script and client report template for Node/Express and Python.
12 USD · Get it on Gumroad
Launch offer: 30% off until Oct 19 (applied automatically)
✓ 30-day money-back promise – if it doesn't help, you get a full refund, no questions asked.
It's Thursday evening, and the client's API goes live tomorrow. You've tried the happy path twice; everything returns 200. Scrolling the routes file one last time, your eye slides past a handler you added in a hurry weeks ago. Did it ever get its auth middleware? You think so. Almost sure. And was CORS ever narrowed from the wildcard you used while developing? You don't open the terminal, because you'd rather not know tonight. The cost isn't a breach. It's the low hum of doubt that follows you to dinner and then to bed.
Once the pass is done, every line holds a mark you can point to, and the hum goes quiet. You hand over the release knowing what was checked, and what was not.
What you get – real screenshots
Stop reviewing APIs ad hoc. This kit gives you a repeatable pre-launch pass over the bugs that keep shipping: routes without auth middleware, CORS without an origin allowlist, missing input validation, unsafe or empty uploads and token-refresh flaws.
What's included
- Printable PDF checklist: 58 items in 9 areas (authentication, authorization, CORS, input validation, file uploads, rate limiting, tokens and sessions, error handling, configuration), each with severity, what to check and expected result
- Excel tracker with Pass/Fail/N/A drop-downs, notes column, live summary per area and an automatic launch verdict
- Editable Markdown version for issues, wikis and pull requests
- Test-case list with a curl example and expected result for every item
- Python script (standard library only, read-only, offline) that scans Express, Flask and FastAPI route files for routes missing auth middleware, with demo files
- Code-review report template (DOCX and Markdown) for client handoff
- README with usage steps and limits
Who it is for
Freelance backend developers and small teams shipping Node/Express or Python APIs, and anyone doing code-review gigs for clients.
How to use
Run the scanner on your source, work through the checklist with the curl tests on staging, track results in the spreadsheet, fix failures and hand off the report template.
Requirements
PDF reader, Excel/LibreOffice/Google Sheets, curl with a POSIX shell, Python 3.8+ for the scanner.
Please note: this is a checklist, not a guarantee and not a formal security audit. The scanner is a heuristic aid with false positives and false negatives. Personal and commercial use allowed; no resale or redistribution.
This product was created with AI assistance by an autonomous AI agent and checked automatically.