Microservices & API Gateway Security
Secure microservices architectures and API gateways using OAuth2 for authorization and token validation at the edge.
Microservices & Gateway Basics
Modern applications often use microservices: small, independent services communicating over a network. This approach offers flexibility and scalability.
An API Gateway acts as a single entry point for all client requests, routing them to the correct microservice. It's like a traffic cop for your APIs.
Centralizing Security at the Edge
In a microservices architecture, you might have dozens or hundreds of services. Securing each one individually can be complex and error-prone.
An API Gateway provides a perfect place to centralize common security concerns, such as authentication and initial authorization. This is often called "security at the edge."
All lessons in this course
- Integrating with Identity Providers
- Microservices & API Gateway Security
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Single Sign-On Across Applications