Ep. 25 Using Active Testing with Coding Assistants - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

API security testing is already a key part of modern development workflows, but it often involves multiple steps like configuring applications, uploading sources, and switching between tools. What if you could make that process even faster and more seamless? In this short, hands-on session, we'll show how to use Akamai API Security Active Testing with AI assistants like Claude to test APIs directly from your development environment. This allows you to describe what you want to test in natural language, while the system handles setup and execution behind the scenes. We'll walk through: • Where friction still exists in today's API testing workflows • How the Active Testing MCP integration simplifies setup and execution • How to run your first security test directly from your IDE • What results you get and how to act on them By the end, you'll see how to reduce manual steps, stay in your development flow, and accelerate API testing, without changing the way your team works.