Input Validation and Injection
Part four of the API Security series: treat every byte crossing the boundary as hostile, validate against a schema you control, parameterize at the data sink, and never let a client-supplied URL become a pivot into your network.
Treating every input as hostile: schema/DTO validation (allow-list, reject unknown fields), injection defenses (parameterized queries), and SSRF — allow-listing destinations and blocking internal/link-local ranges including via redirects.