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# Configure API security from end to end

Implementing end-to-end API security means establishing comprehensive protection across the entire API lifecycle. This process begins by integrating with third-party cloud providers to enable thorough scanning of your APIs for threats and vulnerabilities. Following this, you'll configure profiles for agent-based protection, which actively safeguards your APIs in real-time. This ensures that every potential vulnerability, from authentication and authorization issues to data encryption and threat monitoring, is addressed across your entire API ecosystem.

For more information on how to configure, refer to:

* [Agent-based protection](/cortex-xsiam/cloud-security/overview/secure-your-api-landscape/configure-api-security-from-end-to-end/agent-based-protection.md)

**Third-party integrations**

Easily configure the settings in both Cortex XSIAM and your cloud service to retrieve and collect API data for further analysis by Cortex's comprehensive [API security](/cortex-xsiam/cloud-security/overview/secure-your-api-landscape/gain-visibility-and-assess-risk-of-api-endpoints.md) capabilities, which provide a transparent view of API traffic, helping to identify potential security threats.


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