What is an API?

An API (application programming interface) is a defined way for one program to talk to another, for example for your accounting software to fetch bank transactions or for a ticketing system to receive security alerts. APIs are usually protected by keys or tokens that act like passwords for programs. Those keys are valuable to attackers, so store them safely, give each one only the permissions it needs, rotate them, and remove them when an integration is no longer used. NetSenX offers API access from the Pro plan, so alerts and data can flow into your own tools.

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