vAPI is Vulnerable Adversely Programmed Interface which is Self-Hostable API that mimics OWASP API Top 10 scenarios in the means of Exercises.

Requirements

• PHP
• MySQL
• PostMan
• MITM Proxy

Installation (Docker)

docker-compose up -d

Installation (Manual)

Copying the Code

cd <your-hosting-directory>

git clone https://github.com/roottusk/vapi.git

Setting up the Database

Import vapi.sql into MySQL Database

Configure the DB Credentials in the vapi/.env

Starting MySQL service

Run following command (Linux)

service mysqld start

Starting Laravel Server

Go to vapi directory and Run

php artisan serve

Setting Up Postman

• Import vAPI.postman_collection.json in Postman
• Import vAPI_ENV.postman_environment.json in Postman

OR

Use Public Workspace

Usage

Browse http://localhost/vapi/ for Documentation

After Sending requests, refer to the Postman Tests or Environment for Generated Tokens

Deployment

Helm can be used to deploy to a Kubernetes namespace. The chart is in the vapi-chart folder. The chart requires one secret named vapi with the following values:

DB_PASSWORD:
DB_USERNAME:

Sample Helm Install Command: helm upgrade --install vapi ./vapi-chart --values=./vapi-chart/values.yaml

*** Important ***

The MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD on line 232 in the values.yaml must match that on line 184 in order to work.