Adding Applications

In the AppSentinels API Security Platform, an Application represents a logical grouping of APIs belonging to a single software system, service, or product. Applications help in organizing and managing APIs efficiently by providing visibility, monitoring, and governance over all associated API traffic, vulnerabilities, and security events. Each application can be linked to one or more domains and users, and is the primary unit for configuration, analytics, and enforcement policies.

1. Navigate to Add Application

Log into the AppSentinels API Security Platform.
Navigate to Settings → Applications and click Add Application.

2. Provide Application Details

Fill in the following mandatory fields:

• Application Name (required): Provide a unique name for your application.
• Description (optional): Enter a brief description for easy identification and clarity.
• Users (required): Select one or more users who will manage this application.
• App Domains (required): Select an App domain associated with the application, which is the same as defined in the controller configuration.

3. Configure Host & Path Filters

Under the Host & Path Filters section:

Host Filters:

• Click +Add to specify host filters.
• Enter the hostname(s) you wish to monitor or secure (e.g., api.example.com or *.example.com).
• Click Add to confirm or Cancel to discard.

Path Filters:

• Click +Add to define specific API paths or endpoints to monitor or exclude.
• Enter the path details accurately. The path filter can be an exact path or a regular expression for the URI. For example, use /* for all paths or /admin/* to filter admin-related paths specifically. If all traffic from the App Domain should be mapped to this application, specify /* in the path filter.
• Click Add to confirm or Cancel to discard.

4. Save the Application

• Review all provided details carefully.
• Click Save to finalize and create the application, or Close to cancel without saving.

Your application is now added to the AppSentinels Platform and ready for further configuration and monitoring.