Feel free to jot this down: RFC1721. We all have our favourite IETF standards, don’t we? Something we read again and again in front of the roaring fireplace with our slippers on. Something to chuckle at in darker times, to ponder over, and oh yes, to shed a tear for, whilst contemplating the sheer brilliance of it all. …
Category: How-To Lessons
How-to: OpenID Connect Authentication for OAuth
As we know by now, the OAuth 2.0 protocol was built for authorization, not authentication. It excels at delegated authorization. Log in with Google? Sure. The OAuth protected API endpoint never sees your Google username and password. It doesn’t need to know who you are. In fact, like a discreet bouncer at an exclusive club, it prefers not…
How-to: OAuth and SAML – A Love Story for Valentine’s Day
Naturally, OAuth 2.0 is the shining star of the OAuth Toolkit (OTK), the prima donna that performs center stage in Layer7’s API security implementation. But waiting in the wings with a bouquet of slightly wilted flowers is an older standard who once shone just as brightly before all those mobile apps came along. His name is SAML. SAML…
How To: Validate Your OAuth Implementation
Is my Layer7 OAuth Toolkit (OTK) installation working? Valid question. Now that you’ve installed OTK on your API Gateway, and have access to OTK-specific policies and assertions in Policy Manager, it’s time to see OAuth in action. The quickest way to do this is through the pre-configured OAuth test clients and OAuth Manager.You can access the OAuth test…
How To: OTK Solution Kit Installation
This is the second post in the blog series focusing on the OAuth Toolkit (OTK) kit. The first video was a more academic overview of the OAuth protocol and workflow. This time we take a look at how to install the OTK solution kit, and how the OTK integrates with the API Gateway to provide easy implementation of OAuth security for API endpoints. The…
How-To: OAuth Overview
Today we’re going to take a look at the Layer 7 API Management OAuth toolkit or OTK. For most customers, the OTK is not an optional Gateway add-on. It is an essential product used in the API management lifecycle for securing client authorization and authentication. The OTK implements security using a combination of the OAuth 2.0 (authorization) and…
How To: Microservices in a Digital World
In this video, Lou Powell of Vanick Digital gives practical lessons on how enterprises can leverage Microservices and APIs for digital success.
How To: Product Management for Microservices
In this video, Irakli Nadareishvili of the API Academy shows how the techniques of digital product management can be effective when adopting Microservices.
How To: Fostering a Microservices Culture
In this video, Mike Amundsen of the API Academy applies theories from the worlds of computing and anthropology to define the right organizational approach to Microservices.
How To: Designing a Microservices Architecture
In this video, Ronnie Mitra of the API Academy discusses how to handle complexity and evolution in the context of Microservices Architecture.