Issue 237: Six API trends for 2024, API keys leading to vulnerabilities, the future of API gateways
Brief
This week, we have a pair of doubleheaders — firstly, The New Stack on six API trends for 2024 and how API keys are leading to vulnerabilities, and then Kin Lane (aka. APIEvangelist) on the future of API gateways and why API discovery is hard. We also have an article on threat modeling for API gateways and news of 42Crunch at the API Summit in Austin.
Article: Six API trends for 2024
The first article this week comes from The New Stack on their trends for APIs in 2024. API adoption and evolution continue to be a hot topic, and this article identifies some really interesting trends as the industry evolves, including, as expected, API security.
Here are the six trends:
- APIs from multiple sources: APIs have become a vital cog in the software supply chain, allowing connectivity between upstream providers and downstream consumers.