Walk a partner API token request without overtrusting the integration
Sequence API-access decisions so an integration gets only the tenant scope and permissions it actually needs.
The request A high-value partner wants a single token for all tenants so its onboarding workflow is “simple.” The token would reach setup endpoints and customer records. One credential design decision can turn convenience into cross-tenant blast radius. The framework Scope before trust OWASP API Security pushes you to ask what object, action, and tenant boundary the API really exposes. If you start with a broad credential and retrofit limits later, you usually never recover the original scope discipline. Bad move Start with a master token and promise to narrow it later. The integration ships with survivable blast radius. Broad…
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