API Gateway Security Quiz

5 questions • Pass: 70% • +25 pts

Quiz covering Application Security

API Gateway Security Quiz

5 questions | Pass: 70% | Earn 25 points

Questions in this quiz

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  1. 1

    What is the primary purpose of an API Gateway in terms of security?

  2. 2

    Which mechanism is most effective at preventing a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack against backend microservices via an API Gateway?

  3. 3

    When configuring an API Gateway, why is it recommended to perform JWT (JSON Web Token) validation at the gateway level?

  4. 4

    Which practice is critical to prevent 'Broken Object Level Authorization' (BOLA) when using an API Gateway?

  5. 5

    An attacker is performing 'API Shadowing' by discovering undocumented endpoints. Which gateway configuration is the most robust defense against this?