To celebrate the launch of the book, API Security in Action, which was just published by Manning Publications, This booko demonstrate how some of the techniques in the book can be accomplished with less effort using the ForgeRock Identity Platform. 

API Security in Action discusses five primary security mechanisms you can use to strengthen your application programming interfaces (APIs) against common threats:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest ensures confidentiality and integrity.
• Rate-limiting reduces the damage of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
• Authentication checks users are who they say they are.
• Authorization ensures that users can’t do anything they aren’t allowed to do.
• Audit logging allows users to be held accountable for their actions.

Read more at API Security in Action With the ForgeRock Identity Platform