How to Secure Your APIs with Kong Gateway Plugins

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Have you ever wondered how developers can add features like security and traffic control to their apps without spending weeks coding? Kong's API gateway plugins are the answer. Think of your app as a secure office building, your API as the lobby, and Kong Gateway as the head of security you've hired to manage it. Plugins are the security team and tools—like a guard managing traffic flow or a system to scan employee badges—that protect your "lobby." This demo shows you exactly how to use Kong Konnect to apply critical plugins to an API route in just a few minutes. In this video, we cover: • What Kong plugins are using a simple office building analogy • A demo of an unsecured API endpoint using Kong Konnect and Insomnia • How to add the Rate Limiting plugin to protect your app from being overwhelmed • How to add the Key Authentication plugin to require authorization for requests • How to create a "consumer" and generate an API key for valid user access • An overview of the 100+ plugins available in the Kong Plugin Hub Learn More About Kong: ► Explore all 100+ out-of-the-box plugins at the Kong Plugin Hub: https://developer.konghq.com/plugins/ ► Get a high-level overview of Kong Plugins: https://konghq.com/products/kong-plugins