How API Gateways Enhance IT Security and Performance
IntroductionAPI gateways enhance both security and performance by acting as a centralized control plane for all API traffic—enforcing authentication/authorization, shielding backends with WAF/throttling, and accelerating responses via caching and smart routing across microservices and clouds. In 2025, gateways are core to Zero Trust, integrating with IdPs for OAuth/OIDC, supporting mTLS for service-to-service trust, and providing … Read more