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API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

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Course Summary

This course teaches you how to secure APIs using the Apigee API Platform on Google Cloud Platform. You’ll learn how to implement security policies across your APIs, and how to use OAuth 2.0 for authorization and authentication.

Key Learning Points

Learn how to secure APIs using Apigee API Platform on Google Cloud Platform
Implement security policies across your APIs
Use OAuth 2.0 for authorization and authentication

Learning Outcomes

Implement secure API policies using Apigee API Platform
Understand OAuth 2.0 and its usage for authorization and authentication
Gain practical experience in securing APIs

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of APIs
Experience with programming languages such as Java, Python or Javascript

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online self-paced course
Video lectures
Hands-on exercises

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VP of Product Strategy at Apigee
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Description

In this course, you learn how to secure your APIs. You explore the security concerns you will encounter for your APIs. You learn about OAuth, the primary authorization method for REST APIs. You will learn about JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and federated security. You also learn about securing against malicious requests, safely sending requests across a public network, and how to secure your data for users of Apigee.

Knowledge

Describe Apigee terminology and organizational model based on Apigee product capabilities.
Interact with Apigee API Platform.
Explore and put into practice API design, development and management concepts.
Identify capabilities available to secure, scale, and manage APIs and API products.

Outline

Module 0: Introduction
Course Series Introduction
Course Introduction

Module 1: Authentication, Authorization, and OAuth
Module Overview
API Security Concerns
Identity, Authentication, and Authorization
OAuth Introduction (1)
OAuth Introduction (2)
OAuth Client Credentials Grant
OAuth Password Grant
OAuth Authorization Code Grant (1)
OAuth Authorization Code Grant (2)
OAuth Authorization Code Grant (3)
OAuth Wrap-up
Lab Intro: Using OAuth Client Credentials Grant Type
JWT, JWS, SAML, and OpenID Connect
Module Review
Labs in this course
REST clients
Module Quiz - Authentication, Authorization and OAuth

Module 2: Content, Transport, and Platform Security
Module Overview
Protecting Against Content-Based Attacks (1)
Protecting Against Content-Based Attacks (2)
Lab Intro: JSON Threat Protection
Lab Intro: Regex Threat Protection
Transport Security (1)
Transport Security (2)
Apigee Platform Security (1)
Apigee Platform Security (2)
Lab Intro: Internal Threat Protection
Lab Intro: Data Masking
Module Review
Course Review
Reading: Apigee X and Apigee Edge differences
Module Quiz - Content, Transport, and Platform Security

Summary of User Reviews

This course on API security with Apigee on GCP has received positive reviews from users. The course covers important topics related to API security and provides practical examples. Many users found the course to be informative and useful.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Practical examples provided in the course

Pros from User Reviews

Covers important topics related to API security
Provides practical examples
Great for beginners
Well-structured content
Excellent instructor

Cons from User Reviews

Some sections are too basic
Lacks in-depth coverage of certain topics
A few technical glitches reported
Not suitable for advanced learners
Could benefit from more hands-on exercises

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