Enable the reCAPTCHA feature in WSO2 APIM 3.2.0 & 4.0.0 — Prevention is better than precaution! In the fast-growing internet era securing the applications, websites, user data, and credentials are pivotal. Numerous security mechanisms are being followed covering the purposes that vary from organization to organization. Such important security threats that have been faced by currently websites are spam and abuse. These security threats can be…

Extending the UX in WSO2 APIM-3.2.0 — Where there’s a will there’s a way! The modern era has solution for almost all the problems we face in our day-to-day life in the form of applications/systems. Over the years the expectations of such applications have grown rapidly that they are expected not only to provide or feed information but also to lay out a great…

The emerging application growth in the technology world has created an enormous demand for application security and user privacy. Authentication and authorization have captured a remarkable stand in the field of security. To keep the applications and user privacy protected, the security standards need to be up to date. …

Make the wrong A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new! The famous lines from one of the greatest minds of all time, Sir Alber Einstein. As human beings making mistakes and correcting those mistakes are part of the learning process, especially when you are working with machines. …

Never try this in WSO2 APIM 3.2.0 — Users and Systems: The never-ending bond Nowadays, the majority of the systems are created upon the interactions between end-users and the system. Some of them might require user logins and some might not. In most cases, especially when it comes to systems with sensitive user details and internal systems, the user details will be stored to…

An OpenAPI catalog for WSO2 APIM and Micro-gateway 320 — This is the sequel of my previous blog on WSO2 vendor extensions. In the previous blog, we have analyzed the default OpenAPI structure, what are extensions, the need to have extensions, and a glance at how WSO2 utilizes the vendor extensions in OpenAPI definitions. In this blog, we’ll be looking…

An OpenAPI catalog for WSO2 APIM and Micro-gateway 320 — If you don’t fit into the box, then fix the box to fit yourself in! In WSO2 API Manager (APIM) and in Microgateway (MGW) the core element that gives business to these products is the API. The APIs are treated as contracts and as a single source of truth (SSOT) in the real business world. The APIs contain all the technical specifications on how data…

WSO2 APIM-3.2.0 Vs Microgateway 3.2.0 — This or That? Left or Right? Yes or No? Black or White? Always a huge dilemma right? The same conundrum exists when it comes to choosing the best option for API security. Today’s digital era has wrapped almost all its solutions in the format of API. So protecting your APIs has a huge impact on the business and thus inevitable. An API…

Many of the applications or e-platforms we use today allow us to create user accounts by ourselves without the interference of an administrator or any other authorized personality. What if someone else creates an account on behalf of you in any of the applications without your concern? …