Understanding Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) provides two important features: cross-domain single sign-on (SSO) and identity federation. Many enterprises have
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Understanding OpenID Connect (OIDC)
OAuth 2.0 provides a framework for authorizing applications to call APIs but isn’t designed for authenticating users to applications. From
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Understanding OAuth 2.0
Identity delegation has been revolutionized by OAuth 2.0. It is primarily responsible for solving the problem of access delegation. Say
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Securing APIs with Transport Layer Security (TLS)
The Transport Layer Security protocol (TLS) ensures the confidentiality and integrity of data in transit, and by enforcing client authentication,
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Building APIs with security in mind
Any system is no stronger than its weakest link. Connectivity relies heavily on APIs. We live in a world where almost
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Microservices Deployment Design Patterns
This is the 12th post in a series on microservices architecture The deployment process involves two interrelated concepts: Deployment process — In
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Microservices Security Design Patterns
This is the 11th post in a series on microservices architecture Microservice architectures are distributed architectures. Each external request is
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Microservices Cross-Cutting Concerns Design Patterns
This is the 10th post in a series on microservices architecture As a service, you must implement various cross-cutting concerns
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Microservices Service Discovery Design Patterns
This is the 9th post in a series on microservices architecture When your code invokes a service using a REST
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Microservices Observability Design Patterns
This is the 8th post in a series on microservices architecture Observability is the superset of monitoring. In addition to
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