Introduction: API deployments need to maintain a stable network behaviour, with widely varying back end systems. In a previous article, I talked about the need to maintain user experience. In a Layer7 API Gateway based deployment, back end systems that have high latency have some very interesting side effects. To effectively manage a gateway in […]
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TechTalk: Docker and High Performance Architecture
In our February 2020 TechTalk, hosts Bill and Aran were joined by Michael Skolik, managing Consultant and Architect, Enterprise Studio by HCL Technologies. He described the steps necessary to achieve a high-performance architecture when using Docker, with an excellent Q&A at the end. Definitely worth watching!
How to Beat Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is a type of security threat in which malicious actors can steal user data and authentication information by gaining access to HTTP Cookies. Cookies are small nuggets of information which are sent in responses from web servers to the browser. The browser stores this information and will include these cookies in […]
CISSP Domain Principles and API Management Solutions
Recently, I took my CISSP exam and passed this industry recognized certification. As part of my preparation, I was trying to apply practical use-cases to those CISSP domain principles. Recognizing how important API security is to our customers, I was trying to associate our Layer7 API Management solutions with CISSP security principles. This not only […]
A Substantive and Educational API Management User Group Gathering
On Tuesday December 3rd, the first Layer7 Enable U API Management User Group gathering was held at the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam. The User Group, organised by Dutch integration specialist Enable U in collaboration with Broadcom, was set up to share knowledge, and exchange ideas and experiences regarding API Management.
Layer7 API Gateway – Did You Know? Microsoft Forefront TMG Replacement
Most people familiar with APIs know the role of an API Gateway, which is typically used to secure access to APIs and provide capabilities such as threat protection, rate limiting, authentication, and authorization. The Layer7 API Gateway does all of this and much, much more. This series of posts will highlight scenarios where the Layer7 […]
Enriching and Externalizing Gateway Metrics to Splunk
Overview Gateway metrics are a critical piece of intel to determine the health of Services and traffic throughput on an API Gateway. Using Layer7 API Management as an example, there are a few ways we can obtain this information: Policy Manager: Dashboard, PAPIM (Precision API Monitoring), sending this information to a monitoring solution via Gateway […]
Should Your API Gateway be Considered Part of Your API Management Platform?
Recently at API world I was able to see many new Enterprise API architectures (“marketechtures,” as one engineering director called it, got few laughs but I chuckled quietly to myself) including some high-level diagrams from large well-known providers of services leveraged by enterprises and common end-users alike. Several companies separate the concept of API Gateways […]
5 Pillars of API Management
API Academy Manage security and performance risks created by opening enterprise systems via APIs Traditional enterprise are blurring, as organizations open their on-premise data and application functionality for use in new internal and external applications. APIs form the foundation of this open enterprise, allowing enterprises to reuse their existing information assets across organizational boundaries. To […]
Choosing the Right API Management Solution for the Enterprise User
API Academy Address key functional and operational characteristics of an effective API Management solution This white paper examines the different functional and operational requirements for an enterprise-level API Management solution. In doing so, it gives IT managers, Web managers and enterprise architects key information for selecting an API Management solution. The API is undergoing a […]