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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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Kong Mesh 1.2 Is Here With Embedded OPA Support, FIPS 140-2 Compliance and Multi-Zone Authentication

Kong Mesh 1.2 Is Here With Embedded OPA Support, FIPS 140-2 Compliance and Multi-Zone Authentication
API AuthenticationMarch 9, 2021

Marco Palladino

How OAuth2 Authorization Works: Kong API Gateway 4 Step Tutorial

Kong Gateway Oauth2
API GatewayMarch 8, 2021

Aapo Talvensaari

How JWT Authentication Works for Microservices: API Gateway Tutorial

How JWT Authentication Works for Microservices: API Gateway Tutorial
API AuthenticationFebruary 16, 2021

Marco Palladino

Custom Authentication and Authorization Framework With Kong

Custom Authentication and Authorization Framework With Kong
API AuthenticationJuly 7, 2020

Degui Xu

Kong 1.3 Released! Native gRPC Proxying, Upstream Mutual TLS Authentication, and Much More

Kong 1.3 Released! Native gRPC Proxying, Upstream Mutual TLS Authentication, and Much More
API AuthenticationAugust 21, 2019

Mike Bilodeau
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