API Authentication

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of various authentication mechanisms and protocols used to secure APIs. You will learn about the principles of API security, explore different authentication strategies, and understand how to implement them effectively in real-world scenarios. (Earn 1 CPE)

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Course Topics

Introduction

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of various authentication mechanisms and protocols used to secure APIs.

Intro to API Authentication

API authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user or an application that is attempting to access an API (Application Programming Interface).

Oauth Actors

We will go over all the Oauth actors: the resource owner, client, resource server, and authorization server.

Oauth 2.0

OAuth 2.0, a widely used authorization framework, involves several key actors or roles that interact to provide secure authorization.

Tokens

Tokens in the context of APIs are digital credentials used to authenticate and authorize access to API resources. They serve as a secure way to verify the identity of the user or application making the API request.

Scopes and Claims

API authentication scopes are a mechanism to define and restrict the access permissions granted to an application when interacting with an API. Scopes specify what resources and actions an authenticated entity (user or application) is allowed to access.

APIs and Gateways

An API gateway is a server that sits between clients and backend services, acting as an entry point for all API requests. It manages, routes, and processes requests, providing a single point of access for clients to interact with various backend services.

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Meet the Instructor
Jacob Ideskog,
CTO at Curity

Jacob Ideskog is an Identity Specialist and CTO at Curity. Most of his time is spent working with security solutions in the API and Web space. He has worked with both designing and implementing OAuth and OpenID Connect solutions for large enterprise deployments as well as small startups.