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Misconfiguration and Secure Design
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023 OWASPAPI-6: Security Misconfiguration and Secure API Design Address API8:2023 Security Misconfiguration + OWASP-API-PRG-01 Secure API Design and Threat Modelling per OWASP API Security Top 10 2023. Security Misconfiguration occurs when API or its supporting stack has security headers + permissions + protocols + or features improperly configured. Mitigations include (a) implement hardened baseline configurations across API stack + cloud infrastructure + (b) maintain configuration management with drift detection + remediation + (c) apply security headers (HSTS + CSP + X-Content-Type-Options + similar where applicable) + (d) disable unnecessary features + endpoints + verbose error messages + debug endpoints, (e) maintain CORS configuration + appropriate to actual use cases, (f) use up-to-date TLS + cipher suites. Secure API Design and Threat Modelling (OWASP-API-PRG-01) must (a) conduct threat modelling at design phase + (b) document threat model per API + revisit on significant change + (c) integrate with broader SDLC.
Maintained by Gerard Blokdyk · Verified against the published standard 31 May 2026 · Control text last updated 21 May 2026 What else in your programme already covers this This control maps to 110 controls across 83 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.
23837-1.2 Normative references 23837-1.5.2 Cryptographic module requirements 23837-1.5.3 Network device testing requirements PQC-5 Cryptographic Inventory and PQC Migration Roadmap PQC-7 FIPS Validated Modules, HSM Readiness, and Algorithm Validation PQC-8 Implementation Requirements - RNG, Side-Channel, Key Management, Operations, Incident Response NISTSP82-1 OT Security Program Governance, Policy, Roles, and Safety-Security Integration NISTSP82-2 OT Risk Assessment and Threat/Vulnerability Identification NISTSP82-5 OT Configuration Management, Patching, Vulnerability Management, and Malware Protection API1164-14 Physical Security API1164-22 Configuration management for OT systems FISMA-3554-Agency-Responsibilities Federal Agency Responsibilities (44 USC 3554) - CIO + CISO + Program + Reporting FISMA-NIST-800-53-RMF-800-171-FIPS Operationalisation via NIST 800-53 + 800-37 RMF + 800-171 + FIPS 199 + FIPS 200 FedRAMP-Baselines FedRAMP Baseline Selection (Low, Moderate, High, LI-SaaS) and Control Overlay Parameters FedRAMP-Boundary Authorization Boundary, SSP, SAR, POA&M documentation GhCSA-Implementation-Roadmap Implementation Roadmap - Organizational Roles, Tooling and Metrics GhCSA-Service-Provider-Licensing-Professional Cybersecurity Service Provider Licensing and Professional Accreditation 27400-6.2 Device Identity and Authentication 27400-6.4 Default Configuration Security MTCS-Logging-Monitoring-Compliance-Audit-SLA-Configuration-SIEM-SOAR-Cloud-Monitoring-CSPM MTCS Logging + Monitoring + Compliance + Audit + SLA + Configuration + SIEM + SOAR + CSPM MTCS-Operations-Physical-Network-Tier-III-Data-Centre-Hardening-Patching-Network-Segmentation-DDoS MTCS Operations + Physical + Network + Tier III Data Centre + Hardening + Patching + Segmentation + DDoS NISTSP144-5 Identity and Access in Cloud, Federation, and Privileged Access NISTSP144-7 Cloud Workload Protection, Containers, Serverless, and Configuration NISTSP145-7 Cloud Procurement Standards Aligned to NIST SP 800-145 Definition NISTSP145-8 Governance, Reporting, and Stakeholder Education on Cloud Definition NISTSP146-4 IaaS Operational Recommendations and Workload Hardening NISTSP146-6 Cloud Security and Privacy Recommendations NDPA-1 Applicability, Scope, and Carve-Outs NDPA-7 Data Protection Assessments and Processor Contracts NG-NDPA-1 Scope, Applicability, and Establishment of Nigeria Data Protection Commission NG-NDPA-7 Cross-Border Data Transfers and International Cooperation OWASPTOP10-2 A02:2025 Cryptographic Failures and Secret Management OWASPTOP10-4 A04:2025 Insecure Design and Business Logic (incl. A11 API Abuse) OMANCS-4 Data Protection, Cryptography, and Privacy Alignment OMANCS-5 Network, Endpoint, System Development, and Configuration Security LOPDP-EC-Security-Processor-Breach-Notification-Articles-37-45-Encryption-72-Hour-SPDP-Notification-CSIRT Ecuador LOPDP Security + Processor + Breach Notification + Articles 37-45 + 72-Hour Part11.30 Controls for open systems (21 CFR §11.30) FTC-Safeguards-9-Elements 9 Safeguard Elements - Access, Inventory, Encryption, Secure-Dev, MFA, Disposal, Change-Mgmt, Monitoring, Pen-Test (16 CFR 314.4(c)) FERPA-Safeguards-PTAC Data Security Safeguards for PII in Education Records (PTAC Best Practices, SPPO Guidance) UAE-PDPL-Art.4_5 Lawful basis and principles for processing personal data (UAE PDPL Articles 4-5) GAMP5-Supplier-Operations-Change-Periodic Supplier Assessment, Operational Phase, Change Control and Periodic Review GLBA-Subordinate-Rules-Operationalisation GLBA Operationalisation through FTC Safeguards Rule, Privacy Rule, SEC Reg S-P and Banking-Agency Guidelines HITECH-Coord-HIPAA-Privacy-Security-Cures-ONC HITECH Coordination with HIPAA Privacy Rule + HIPAA Security Rule (Verified Separately) + 21st Century Cures Act + ONC HKMA-CRAF-Domain3-4-Protection-Detection HKMA C-RAF Domain 3 (Protection) + Domain 4 (Detection) - Access, Data, Infrastructure, Application, Monitoring, Testing, Threat Intel HKMA-SPM-TM-Technology-TM-G-1-CRAF-Coord HKMA SPM Technology Management Modules (TM-G-1 to TM-G-4, TM-E-1) + Coordination with C-RAF IACS-UR-E27-Equipment-Hardening-SecureConfig-Communications IACS UR E27 - Equipment Hardening + Secure Configuration + Secure Communications + Cryptography 62351-9 Cyber security key management IEEE1686-Section5.5-5.6-5.7-5.8-Firmware-ConfigSW-TimeSync-DataAtRest IEEE 1686 Section 5.5-5.8 - Firmware Quality + Configuration Software Security + Time Synchronisation + Data Protection at Rest + Patch + Malware + Hardening + Vulnerability 27010-10.1 Cryptographic Protection 27011-8.3 Cryptography and key management 29115-7.4 Level of Assurance 4 (LoA4) INCDPA-Security-ReasonablePractices-Breach-Notification-Records-Encryption-Pseudonymisation Indiana CDPA Security + Reasonable Practices + Breach Notification + Indiana Breach Notification Law (IC 24-4.9) + Records + Encryption + Pseudonymisation + De-Identification LGPD-BR-Security-Article-46-48-Breach-Notification-ANPD-Reasonable-Time-Incident-Response-CSIRT Brazil LGPD Security + Article 46-48 + Breach Notification + ANPD + Incident Response DOM172-Security-Measures-Article-25-Encryption-Pseudonymization-Access-Control-Incident-Handling-Breach-Notification-Article-22 Dominican Republic Law 172-13 Security Measures + Article 25 + Encryption + Breach Notification MDS2-PHI-Data-Handling-DATA-Storage-STCF-Transmission-TXCF-TXIG-Encryption-FIPS MDS2 PHI Handling + DATA + STCF Storage + TXCF Transmission + TXIG Integrity + Encryption + FIPS MY-PDPA-Sensitive-Personal-Data-Section-40-Health-Religious-Political-Sexual-Children-Explicit-Consent Malaysia PDPA Sensitive Personal Data + Section 40 + Health + Religious + Political + Children + Explicit Consent MU-DPA-Sensitive-Personal-Data-Section-24-Health-Biometric-Genetic-Sexual-Section-25-Children-16 Mauritius DPA Sensitive Data + Section 24 + Health + Biometric + Genetic + Sexual + Section 25 + Children 16 MX-LFPDPPP-Sensitive-Article-3-VI-Genetic-Health-Sexual-Religious-Article-9-Minors-18-Parental-Consent Mexico LFPDPPP Sensitive Data + Article 3 Section VI + Genetic + Health + Sexual + Religious + Article 9 Minors + Parental Consent MN-CDPA-Universal-Opt-Out-GPC-Sensitive-Data-Section-325O-02-Consumer-Health-Data-Children-Known-Child-Transgender Minnesota CDPA Universal Opt-Out + GPC + Sensitive + Section 325O.02 + Consumer Health Data + Children + Known Child + Transgender MAS-TRM-Access-Cryptography-Network-Security-Chapters-9-10-MFA-PKI-Encryption-Network-Segmentation MAS TRM Access Control + Cryptography + Network + Chapters 9-10 + MFA + PKI + Encryption + Network Segmentation MT-CDPA-Universal-Opt-Out-Mechanism-1-January-2025-GPC-Global-Privacy-Control-Mandatory-Recognition Montana CDPA Universal Opt-Out Mechanism + 1 January 2025 + GPC + Global Privacy Control + Mandatory Recognition NAIC-2 Information Security Program (ISP) - Section 4 AQAP2110-4 Configuration Management and Change Control STANAG-2 STANAG 4778 Metadata Binding Mechanism and Cryptographic Binding NERCCIP-5 System Security Management + Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments (CIP-007 + CIP-010) NISTPF-8 Protect-P Information Protection Processes (PR.PO-P) NISTSP115-8 Operational Considerations - Tools, Reporting Templates, ISMS Integration, Annex Material NISTSP122-5 PII Security Controls - Encryption, Access Control, Storage, Audit NISTSP123-4 Server Cryptography - Encryption, Key Management, Certificates NISTSP137-5 Vulnerability + Patch + Configuration Status Monitoring NISTSP61-3 Preparation: Communications, Toolkits, Training, Exercises, Threat Intelligence NISTSP63R4-5 Federation: Assertions, Trust Agreements, RP Validation, Pseudonymous Identifiers NISTSP66-6 Technical Safeguards: Access Control, Audit Controls, Integrity, Person Authentication NISTSP88-4 Cryptographic Erase, Key Management, and Verification of Erase NISTSP92-4 Log Management: Time Synchronisation, Parsing, Storage, Integrity, Access Control NISTSP34-3 Preventive Controls and Recovery Strategies: Backup, Alternate Sites, Equipment NHPA-6 Reasonable Data Security and Breach Response NJDPA-7 Data Protection Assessments and Processor Contracts NZISM-3 Personnel Security, Physical Security, and Cryptography NGNDPR-5 Security of Personal Data, Breach Notification, and DPIA under NDPR Section 2.6-Security NGOB-3 API Security Standards, mTLS, and Encryption ORANWG11-3 Cryptography, TLS, SSH, IPsec, and PKI Lifecycle Management OSFIB13-3 Cyber Security: Identification, Protection, Detection, Response, Recovery OPENBANK-3 Mutual TLS, Token Binding, Request Signing (JWS), Key Management OSSFSC-6 Signed Releases, Provenance, Trusted Publishing, Binary Artifacts OREGONCPA-7 Processor Contracts, Cross-Border Transfers, DPAs AUPRV-4 APP 10-11 Quality, Security of Personal Information Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. 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