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Identity And APIs

Techniques to Mature Platform Security

Much of API security boils down to how you handle identity. In Identity and APIs, we discover the techniques to secure platform access and delegate access throughout a mature API ecosystem.

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Much of API security boils down to how you handle identity. In Identity and APIs, we discover the techniques to secure platform access and delegate access throughout a mature API ecosystem.

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As enterprises invest heavily in web API strategies, they must rethink security, incorporating concepts like OAuth, OpenID Connect, and the API Security Maturity Model. Much of these advancements in API security boils down to how you handle identity. In Identity and APIs, we discover the techniques to secure platform access and delegate access throughout a mature API ecosystem.

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In 2013, Nordic APIs was formed to help organizations become more innovative, lean, and efficient. Nordic APIs has grown into one of only a handful of all-API-related event series held anywhere in the world. After hosting more than a dozen events, the community has grown to include hundreds of international thought leaders. Through the global reach of its blog, Nordic APIs is connected to 10's of thousands of API practitioners from around the world. Visit nordicapis.com for more information.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Part One: Basic Identity Concepts

Introducing The API Security Maturity Model

The Difference Between HTTP Auth, API Keys, and OAuth

API Keys ≠ Security: Why API Keys Are Not Enough

Why Can’t I Just Send JWTs Without OAuth?

How To Control User Identity Within Microservices

Part Two: OAuth Flows and Deep Dives

8 Types of OAuth Flows And Powers

Exploring OAuth.tools, The World’s First OAuth Playground

Strategies for integrating OAuth with API Gateways

Assisted Token Flow: The Answer to OAuth Integration in Single Page Applications

Using OAuth Device Flow For UI-Incapable Devices

SCIM: Building the Identity Layer for the Internet

Part Three: The Role of Identity

OAuth 2.0 – Why It’s Vital to IoT Security

Is OAuth Enough for Financial-Grade API Security?

The Role of Identity in API Security

Nordic APIs Resources

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