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Securing Microservice APIs

By Matt McLartyPosted on

Matt McLarty, Rob Wilson & Scott Morrison

Sustainable and Scalable Access Control

There are several techniques for controlling access to web APIs in microservice architectures, ranging from network controls to cryptographic methods and platform-based capabilities. This short ebook introduces an API access control model that you can implement on a single platform or across multiple platforms to provide cohesive security across your network of microservices.

Download this complimentary O’Reilly eBook now to learn about:

  • A platform-neutral overview of the microservices landscape
  • Current network-, trust-, and platform-based security technologies and solutions that apply to microservice APIs
  • The proposed DHARMA cross-platform model for securing microservice API access control
  • The future of microservices