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Kong - The Gateway without Limitations

Part 6: Token Validation

This time we discuss token validation in the context of the Kong Gateway, covering topics such as OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and Zero-Trust Architecture. The article explains the different types of tokens, the benefits of offline validation, and the various Kong plugins that support token validation. The article notes that architectural trade-offs may be required regarding revocation and fine-grained authorization validation, and concludes that Kong Gateway offers ample options for token validation, including the ability to write custom plugins.

06.06.2024

Alexander Suchier

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Transitioning from Prometheus to OpenTelemetry - A Journey of a Cluster's Metrics Evolution

Part 2: Scraping The First Metrics

Having explained the technical implementation of the monitoring stack in our latest blog post, this article focuses on replacing Prometheus with OpenTelemetry Collector to decouple scraping from the storage and query mechanisms. The OpenTelemetry Collector uses various building blocks to construct the telemetry pipeline and requires enabling of the target allocator. Guiding you through this process we provide various practical tips, including processor ordering and horizontal autoscaling."

03.06.2024

Sherief Ahmed, Mikel Jason Münnekhoff

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Immersive Technologies

Part 1: Introduction to immersive technologies

Immersive technologies, alternatively referred to as XR technologies, possess the capability to either augment or replace the physical world with a digitally simulated one. This article provides an overview by describing the three categories of immersive technologies, including relevant background information, and significant use cases.

15.05.2024

Stefan Sauer

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Data mesh as an element of data strategy

In this article we discuss the challenges of storing vast amounts of data to become a value-driven organization and introduce data mesh, an innovative technology that addresses these challenges. We outline the four principles of data mesh and provide a step-by-step framework for implementing the architecture. The article also gives an example of data mesh implementation using serverless tools on AWS and emphasizes that the selection between data mesh and traditional data architectures depends on the specific needs, capabilities, and goals of the business.

02.05.2024

Najmeh Foroozani, Esmaeil Nikumanesh

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Kong - The Gateway without Limitations

Part 5: mTLS Header

Mutual transport layer security (mTLS) with consumer authentication using client certificates at the Kong Gateway plays an important role in building a zero-trust architecture. But perimeter security devices that perform TLS termination, so-called TLS terminating reverse proxies (TTRP), break the automatic mapping of client certificates to Kong consumers. This blog demonstrates mTLS consumer authentication even with preceding TTRPs, without requiring TCP passthrough.

27.03.2024