Automatic generation of an API interface description
US12093820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/303
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system analyzes APIs and automatically generates an API description for the system. The APIs each have an API behavior, which can include a request and a response. Each request and response can have different components. The present system automatically learns characteristics and patterns in the request and response components. As clients engage an API, the component data in the requests and responses for the API are monitored and distributions for various characteristics are determined. Once the API description is automatically generated by the system, the API description can be compared to incoming API requests to identify anomalies that can be associated with users without proper credentials.
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