What is API Gateway and what is API gateway authentication? And what is the difference between API gateway vs load balancer and what are some of the API gateway open source?
A service called API Gateway gives users a single point of access to a variety of backend services or APIs. It performs the function of a reverse proxy, forwarding client requests to the proper backend service and then sending the response back to the client. Many different activities, including API routing, traffic management, security, caching, and monitoring, can be carried out by an API gateway.
Before authorizing a user or application to access an API, API Gateway Authentication processes their identification. A number of authentication techniques, including OAuth, API keys, and JSON Web Tokens (JWT), can be used to do this.
The following are some well-known open-source API Gateway tools:
These technologies can be used to create scalable and secure API Gateway solutions since they include a variety of capabilities like authentication, routing, rate limitation, caching, and logging.