# API Gateway Security

> Master API Gateway security. Learn to protect cloud-native endpoints, enforce authentication, and mitigate common API vulnerabilities like injection and BOLA.

Canonical: https://codelivly.com/rooms/api-gateway-security
Last updated: 2026-09-26

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| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Cloud Security |
| Lessons | 3 |
| Estimated time | 30 min |
| XP | 100 |

This intermediate module explores the critical security controls required to protect modern cloud-native APIs. You will learn how to configure and secure API Gateways (such as AWS API Gateway or Azure API Management), enforce strict authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT validation), implement rate limiting and throttling, and defend against common API threats like injection, Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA), and excessive data exposure. By mastering API Gateway security, you will build robust, resilient application perimeters that safeguard your cloud workloads from sophisticated attacks.

## Lessons

1. What Is API Gateway Security and Why Does It Matter (30 min)
2. Common API Gateway Misconfigurations (30 min)
3. Guided Lab: Hardening an Exposed API Gateway Endpoint (30 min)

## Related

- [Learning path: Cloud-Native Application Security](https://codelivly.com/learning-paths/cloud-native-application-security)
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