Comprehensive Approaches to API Security and Management in Large-Scale Microservices Environments

Authors: Bhanuprakash Madupati

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13995945

Short DOI: https://doi.org/g8n6nt

Country: USA

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Abstract: This paper provides a holistic perspective of security and governance in large microservices setups with a comprehensive view into securing your APIs. The growth of microservices architectures has made API security management critical for ensuring uptime, safeguarding sensitive data, and preventing security breaches. This study sheds light on the captive API management market, highlighting various service leverages such as traffic control, authentication, and authorization made possible by API gateways. We will also touch on rate-limiting best practices for protecting against denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and endeavours to stop people from abusing your API resources. This post demonstrated how to secure inter-service communication by applying mutual TLS (mTLS) and OAuth2 protocols to guarantee encrypted and authenticated data exchange between microservices. It concludes by examining challenges in striking the right performance-security balance in dynamic environments and a brief outlook on future API security strategies.

Keywords: API Security, Microservices, API Gateway, Rate Limiting, Communication Secure,mTLS and OAuth2.

Paper Id: 231325

Published On: 2023-08-08

Published In: Volume 11, Issue 4, July-August 2023

Cite This: Comprehensive Approaches to API Security and Management in Large-Scale Microservices Environments - Bhanuprakash Madupati - IJIRMPS Volume 11, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.13995945

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