Peter Fernandez
Principal Developer Advocate - Auth0 - Okta
Eye Spy an API
30 min talk 🌶️ Intermediate ⌨️ Tech + SoftwarePublic-facing APIs are fundamental to enabling distributed solutions incorporating Mobile apps, Single-Page Applications, etc. But how do you know who’s calling your API? And more importantly, how do you know exactly what access that caller should be allowed? Sure, API Keys offer one possible solution. But they’re not particularly flexible, and managing them/protecting them can be a challenge!
If you build public-facing APIs as part of your app development, then I’ll show you why leveraging OAuth 2.0 as part of a Customer Identity solution is altogether the better choice 😎
Key Takeaways
- What are APIs
- What is OAuth 2.0
- How best to use OAuth 2.0 to protect your APIs
LinkedInAs an Architect, Consultant and Engineer, Peter has more than 30 years of experience designing and developing secure and robust software solutions.
When not helping teams with the complexities of Customer Identity, you can usually find him working behind the scenes, acting in or directing a show at his local theatre.