42Crunch API Security Platform is an automated API security solution that protects APIs throughout their lifecycle, from design to runtime. It enforces API security policies and standards across distributed development teams and various technical architectures. The platform leverages the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) to enable a design-first approach to API security. 42Crunch API Security Platform integrates security at API design time and enforces it throughout the API lifecycle. It combines shift-left (API security testing during design, development, and testing) and shield-right (runtime protection) approaches to API security.