---
title: Activate API cybersecurity
description: API Security Enforcer provides real-time API cybersecurity using the list of attacks generated by PingIntelligence AI engine. Real time API Cyber Security is activated only when ASE firewall is enabled.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.1
page_id: pingintelligence:api_security_enforcer:pingintelligence_activate_api_cybersecurity
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.1/api_security_enforcer/pingintelligence_activate_api_cybersecurity.html
revdate: March 27, 2024
section_ids:
  enable-api-cybersecurity: Enable API cybersecurity
  disable-api-cybersecurity: Disable API cybersecurity
---

# Activate API cybersecurity

API Security Enforcer provides real-time API cybersecurity using the list of attacks generated by PingIntelligence AI engine. Real time API Cyber Security is activated only when ASE firewall is enabled.

## Enable API cybersecurity

To enable API security, enter the following command:

```
/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh -u admin -p admin enable_firewall
Firewall is now enabled
```

After enabling API Security, enter the following CLI command to verify cybersecurity is enabled:

```
/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh status
Ping Identity Inc., API Security Enforcer
status : started
http/ws : port 80
https/wss : port 443
firewall : enabled
abs : disabled
abs attack : disabled
audit : enabled
ase detected attack : disabled
attack list memory : configured 128.00 MB, used 25.60 MB, free 102.40 MB
```

## Disable API cybersecurity

To disable ASE's cybersecurity feature, type the following CLI command:

```
/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh -u admin -p admin disable_firewall
Firewall is now disabled
```

After disabling ASE's cybersecurity feature, enter the following CLI command to verify that cybersecurity is disabled:

```
/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh status
Ping Identity Inc., API Security Enforcer
status : started
http/ws : port 80
https/wss : port 443
firewall : disabled
abs : disabled
abs attack : disabled
audit : enabled
ase detected attack : disabled
attack list memory : configured 128.00 MB, used 25.60 MB, free 102.40 MB
```