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API Authentication

Secure your APIs with confidence. Explore methods, protocols, and best practices for implementing robust authentication—from OAuth and JWT to zero-trust architectures—across modern API ecosystem

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API Security
January 8, 2025
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How to Implement Secure Access Control with OPA and Kong Gateway

Raja Ravi Varman
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GraphQL
March 23, 2023

GraphQL Authorization at the API Gateway with Kong Konnect and OPA

Danny Freese
Senior Software Engineer on Konnect, Kong
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API Gateway
January 26, 2023

What is OAuth?

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November 3, 2022

Dynamic Routing Based on JWT Token’s Claim with Kong Konnect

Shlomi Tubul
API Authentication
September 1, 2022

Kong Konnect Adds Support for Federated Authentication

Hayden Lam
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API Gateway
April 19, 2022

API Gateway Authentication

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Microservices
March 10, 2022

Understanding Microservices Authentication Services

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API Authentication
February 7, 2022

Simplifying Authentication for Microservices Security

Kaitlyn Barnard
What’s New in Kong Konnect: Support for Okta and More Portal Customization Capabilities
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January 28, 2022

New in Kong Konnect: Support for Okta + More Portal Customization

Christian Heidenreich
Senior Staff Product Manager
Generating Dynamic Signatures for API Authentication With Insomnia
API Authentication
November 23, 2021

Generating Dynamic Signatures for API Authentication With Insomnia

Scott Harwell
Kong and Okta Deliver Best-in-Class Identity for API Management
API Management
November 18, 2021

Kong and Okta Deliver Best-in-Class Identity for API Management

Eric Gandhi
Token Based Access Control with Kong
API Security
October 6, 2021

Token-Based Access Control With Kong, OPA and Curity

Jonas Iggbom
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API Security
September 9, 2021

Solving API Authorization Challenges in Multi-Cloud Environments

Nima Moghadam
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