Secure API Access with NGINX and Azure Active Directory
Secure API Access with NGINX and Azure Active Directory APIs play a critical role in application connectivity, but they are also vulnerable to attacks. In the past, with monolithic apps, there was only one entry point to secure. In microservices architectures, a single app often consists of many microservices connected via APIs, and each of those APIs could have hundreds of endpoints. This makes the potential attack surface for APIs huge, with every new API creating an entry point in your security perimeter. There are many strategies to secure your APIs. One of the most fundamental is access control. Simply put, you must verify the user’s identity (authentication, or AuthN) and confirm that they can access certain resources (authorization, or AuthZ). Implementing OpenID Connect (OIDC) is one of the most common access control approaches used for APIs. You can get [ more… ]