API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee

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. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and supplemental materials, you wil

• Discuss the role of authentication and authorization in API security
• Identify capabilities to secure, scale, and manage APIs and API products
• Apply API design, development, and security management concepts
• Interact effectively with the Apigee API Platform in security contexts

• Basic understanding of networking and information security
• General API knowledge