Any organization that publishes an API needs to make sure that users can access it securely and that malicious users can’t successfully attack it.
Governments store much personal data regarding citizens. Census data reveals a lot about each citizen, and their life. This data could be exploited to harm people. It’s imperative that any data exposed through API endpoints are secured through modern standards.
As the lead developer, you look at how to set up a secured API gateway, which protects the census data from unauthorized access. It also helps protect the endpoints from denial-of-service attacks.
Azure API Management
The Azure API Management service is hosted in the Azure cloud and is positioned between your APIs and the internet. An Azure API gateway is an instance of the Azure API Management service.
Publishers of APIs use the Azure portal or other Azure tools to control how each API is exposed to consumers. For example, you might want some APIs to be freely available to developers, for demo purposes, and access to other APIs to be tightly controlled.
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