The Technical Layer | Zotra

Common Failure Conditions

Where technical controls break down.

Broken Object-Level Authorization

Users accessing resources that belong to other users. The most common and most exploited API vulnerability class.

Misconfigured Authentication

Weak token handling, missing session expiry, inconsistent auth across endpoints. Attackers look for these first.

Missing Rate Limiting

Sensitive endpoints exposed without throttling. Enables brute-force attacks, credential stuffing, and data enumeration.

Mass Assignment

API endpoints that accept more parameters than intended. Users modifying roles, permissions, or billing attributes.

Undiscovered Endpoints

Shadow APIs, legacy versions, debug endpoints still in production. Not inventoried, not tested, not secured.

How Zotra Intervenes

Adversarial testing that reflects how APIs are actually attacked.

Automated scanning identifies a fraction of what matters. The Technical Layer requires manual, context-aware testing that understands your authorization model, business logic, and deployment architecture.

Zotra conducts adversarial assessments against your API surface. Every finding is confirmed through exploitation. Every recommendation is specific to your stack.

What this produces

Adversarial testing report with prioritized findings
Vulnerability classification aligned to OWASP API Top 10
Exploitation evidence for each confirmed vulnerability
Remediation guidance specific to your architecture
Retest validation after fixes are applied

Technical Assessment

Start with your technical surface.

If you have APIs in production that have not been tested adversarially, that is the place to begin.

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