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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 will learn how to design, build, secure, deploy, and manage API solutions using Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform.

This is the second course of the Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform series. After completing this course, enroll in the API Development on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform course.

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Discuss the role of user authentication and authorization and the importance of API security.
Identify capabilities available to secure, scale, and manage APIs and API products.
Explore and put into practice API design, development and management concepts.
Interact with the Apigee API Platform.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

5 minutes to complete

Module 0: Introduction

5 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 5 min)

3 hours to complete

Module 1: Authentication, Authorization, and OAuth

3 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 78 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

15 videos

Module Overview37sAPI Security Concerns9mIdentity, Authentication, and Authorization3mOAuth Introduction (1)5mOAuth Introduction (2)7mOAuth Client Credentials Grant7mOAuth Password Grant6mOAuth Authorization Code Grant (1)2mOAuth Authorization Code Grant (2)9mOAuth Authorization Code Grant (3)6mOAuth Wrap-up5mLab Intro: Using OAuth Client Credentials Grant Type28sGetting Started with Google Cloud and Qwiklabs4mJWT, JWS, SAML, and OpenID Connect8mModule Review21s

2 readings

Labs in this course10mREST clients10m

1 practice exercise

Module Quiz - Authentication, Authorization and OAuth12m

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Module 2: Content, Transport, and Platform Security

5 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 43 min), 1 reading, 5 quizzes

13 videos

Module Overview55sProtecting Against Content-Based Attacks (1)4mProtecting Against Content-Based Attacks (2)5mLab Intro: JSON Threat Protection12sLab Intro: Regex Threat Protection16sTransport Security (1)7mTransport Security (2)5mApigee Platform Security (1)8mApigee Platform Security (2)6mLab Intro: Internal Threat Protection20sLab Intro: Data Masking10sModule Review30sCourse Review1m

1 reading

Apigee X and Apigee Edge differences10m

1 practice exercise

Module Quiz - Content, Transport, and Platform Security8m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM API SECURITY ON GOOGLE CLOUD'S APIGEE API PLATFORM

by EASep 11, 2019

Last honors lab feels rushed and lack some more details. A lot can go wrong with it.

by SKJan 2, 2021

Great course with detailed explanations, would be great if more hands on with multiple policy usages are added.

by FHFeb 26, 2019

Excellent material to review the security features of Apigee Edge.

by LBApr 20, 2020

Excellent course, covers all the security points necessary to develop secure and reliable APIs. More than meets expectations. I recommend it.

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About the Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform Specialization

This three-course specialization introduces learners to Apigee, Google Cloud's full-lifecycle API management platform. Using a combination of presentations, hands-on labs, and supplemental materials, you will explore the full API lifecycle, and learn how to design, secure, and publish APIs using the Apigee API Platform. You will use labs to build APIs that solve real-world scenarios.

Note: We strongly recommend that you take the courses in order. Later lab activities build on APIs you implemented during previous labs. This specialization is intended for developers, architects, or engineers responsible for the solutioning, design, implementation, or management of APIs. >>> By enrolling in this specialization, you agree to the Qwiklabs Terms of Service as set out in the FAQ and located at: https://qwiklabs.com/terms_of_service <<<

Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

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