Kong is expanding its global footprint with a new joint venture in Japan. In partnership with Japan Cloud — a Tokyo-based consultancy that helps high-growth cloud companies to succeed in Japan — Kong is establishing a local subsidiary in Tokyo to accelerate growth in the Japanese market. Japan…
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The Kubernetes Gateway API represents a massive collaborative effort and key advancement in Kubernetes networking. Developed by multiple vendors and community members, the Gateway API provides a robust and extensible new standard for managing ingress traffic. With the recent general availability of…
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We are excited to announce the latest minor release of Kuma 2.5.0. We’re in the last stride of publishing this release, but I believe the features we’re landing are important enough to start teasing you about it. Let’s focus on three main features: Kong recently launched Kong Mesh Manager , the…
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In the Kubernetes world, the Ingress API has been the longstanding staple for getting access to your Services from outside your cluster network. Ingress has served us well over the years and can be found present in several dozen different implementations, but as time has passed and Kubernetes has…
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Kubernetes took the world by storm in 2014. A CLI-first experience, containers as a first-class citizen, and a need to dynamically scale workloads meant that Kubernetes was the right choice for many teams moving to the cloud. By late 2015, the community realized that there needed to be a standard…
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Over the last ten years, Kongers have witnessed hundreds of companies adopting a full lifecycle API management platform and have been working with the people behind the scenes, the “API tribes.” We’ve also learned from the field that API tribes most often have to deal with heterogeneous platforms,…
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Whether ordering groceries online, checking your bank balance, or tracking a delivery, APIs are behind the scenes making it all possible. They're the backbone of the digital experiences that drive our interconnected global economy. You may know that. But beyond the convenient (and sometimes…
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Imagine this: You're documenting an unreleased feature, and your documentation requires screenshots. However, you're working in an internal environment that includes features you don't want to reveal to the public. What do you do? We faced this exact situation during the API Summit release when we…
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Modern software design relies heavily on distributed systems architecture, requiring all APIs to be robust and secure. GraphQL is no exception and is commonly served over HTTP, subjecting it to the same management concerns as any REST-based API. In fact, GraphQL’s dynamic client querying…
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Everyone’s talking AI — or artificial intelligence. But much of that talk falls into one of two extremes: AI will fix everything or AI will ruin everything. But let’s set aside hyperbolic ideas of AI as a silver bullet for all humanity's potential woes (or darkest timeline visions of Skynet) and…
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With Kong Insomnia 8.3 ( available today ) we’ve brought back 100% local storage with no cloud synchronization for your projects, while at the same time keeping the same workflow for users who want to collaborate in the cloud. To start using Local Vault, get started for free with Insomnia. This…
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We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual Kong Hackathon, held in conjunction with API Summit 2023 ! This year's hackathon centered around API innovation using artificial intelligence, challenging participants to create AI-powered solutions revolving around APIs. Over the past month,…
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At Kong, the security and reliability of our products have always been paramount. In light of the recent discovery of the Novel HTTP/2 ‘Rapid Reset’ DDoS attack ( CVE-2023-44487 ), we have taken steps to proactively address potential issues. Today we’re providing guidance on how our users can best…
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As businesses expand and gain visibility, it’s natural that their API attack surfaces become more exposed — increasing the risk of dangerous data breaches. Protecting cloud communications and securing data in transit should be your organization’s top priority. API authentication mechanisms help…
[](/blog/engineering/common-api-authentication-methods)This post is part of our Kong Champions series, where real Kong users walk you through technical challenges, use cases, and new technology they're using in their day-to-day. Sign up here to become a Kong Champion. As a Kong user, I've had the opportunity to dive deep into Kong's offerings. I've…
[](/blog/engineering/kong-saml-plugin-examples-and-uses)Secure your AI infrastructure with prompt guards, PII sanitization, and centralized governance. Control LLM costs with token-based rate limiting and semantic routing across providers.