Question

In Microservices, the API Gateway takes care of the security aspect by rendering ____

Answer 1

API Gateway authenticates the request and sends an access token that securely identifies the source in each request to the services.  

The benefits of the pattern are:

The identity of requestor is securely passed around the system.

Services verify that the requestor is authorized to perform the operation.

Answer 2

In Microservices, the API gateway takes care of the security aspect by rendering access token jobs. Each and every API request is verified at the gateway layer.

The application client of the end user first presents credentials and then accepts an access token from the authentication server.

The token and the API request passes through second step of verification in the Authorisation HTTP header.