HackingAPIsWithDami

HAWD HackersFriday was held on Friday and Catherine Egekenze COOKED with 5,685 points. First place. No debate. 10 API security questions and she answered like she wrote the textbook 😭👑 Victor O. and Adebowale tried their best lmaoo This community stays winning fr 🔥

@homeboydave_ Welldone David 👏

I’ve been locked in with @HackingAPIWDami since last month. APIs are like an entirely new language to me but I’m slowly getting the hang of it. Now, let me quickly explain APIs with a simple analogy. Imagine this: You walk into a restaurant. You’re hungry. You don’t barge into the kitchen (obviously). Instead you tell a waiter what you want. The waiter tells the kitchen, the chef cooks it and the waiter brings it back to you. Now the waiter? That’s your API (Application Programming Interface) In simpler terms, an API is more like a medium through which apps communicate with each other. Anticipate a video walkthrough from me soon though. #HackingAPIsWithDami

Just wrapped up the DAMN Vulnerable Restaurant labs! 🔐 Great hands-on experience with API vulnerabilities. Now diving deeper into API security with a focus on: • BOLA (Broken Object Level Authorization) • Business logic flaws #hackingapiswithdami #hawd

I am pleased to continue my journey in the world of API HACKING #hackingapiswithdami

Stop making your API Gateway do everything. The Gateway should check general access using Scopes. The API should check specific permissions using Claims. Separating the "door" from the "data" makes your system more secure and easier to scale. #hackingapiswithdami

Hackers Friday just ended Top 3 winners… all women 💪🔥 🥇 Damilola Ajele 🥈 Obi Lilian 🥉 Augusta Challenge: Analyze a JWT and find the vulnerability under time pressure. #WomenInCyber #APISecurity #HackersFriday #hackingapiswithdami

HackingAPIswithDami is officially in session. Prerequisite stage? Done. ✅ Main stage? We're here. Introducing #HackersFriday live, hands-on API hacking challenges every Friday. Points. Titles. Leaderboards. Winners. Watch this space. 👀 #APISecurity #HackingAPIsWithDami

@Yvnkh0 Happy international women’s day 🥳🎉🎉we celebrate you Yankho!

Happy International women's day 💓 #HAWD #HackingAPIsWithDami #CyberGirl

Happy International Women’s Day from the HAWD community🎉 To every woman in this community learning, building, hacking, and securing the future today is for you. Cybersecurity is better because you’re in it. Keep going. #cybersecurity #IWD26 #IWD2026

Okay as part of my API challenge with @HackingAPIWDami, i made a writeup on the Vulnerable RESTaurant API with reference to the OWASP API Top 10. #HAWD @ce3nerd Read Here: kwesilarry1.github.io/writeups/damn_…

Learnt a lot about API security basics over the past few weeks thanks to @ce3nerd , @HackingAPIWDami I now have clarity over most of the things I see on burpsuite from headers, Auth mechanisms,storage mechanisms and cors etc . I'm sure there is more to learn #hawd

Since I'm focusing on security aspect, these are the security essentials that are helpful: - Secure (HTTPS only) - HttpOnly (block JS access) - SameSite (prevent CSRF) Pro tip: Don't store passwords or payment info in cookies. #APISec #CyberSecurity #HAWD @HackingAPIWDami

As a backend engineer interested in API security, it all makes sense now. I didn't even know the difference between HTTPS and HSTS. Encryption is different from Enforcement. My regex and CORS knowledge is officially leveling up. #hackingapiswithdami

@homeboy_dave Hello we are sorry about this, and we already rectify the issue. Thank you.

@HackingAPIWDami Hey, the discord link keeps telling me it’s invalid. I can’t seem to text you though to rectify the issue.

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Let's talk about web API protocols and standards. The API standard you choose matters. REST works for most cases, but GraphQL eliminates over-fetching, WebSockets enable real-time experiences, and gRPC handles massive scale. #ApiSec @HackingAPIWDami

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@HackingAPIWDami I'm having issue with joining the discord channel. I'm one of the selected applicant but I'm not able to get the materials and start working on them proper.

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Happy New Year 🎉 Applications for HackingAPIswithDami closed on Dec 26, 2025. We’re reviewing submissions and feedback will be shared soon. Wishing you a year filled with growth, learning, and new opportunities. Thank you for your patience we’ll be in touch soon.