Add Authentication to Your Kong API Gateway with Descope

The tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on implementing authentication in the Kong Gateway using Descope Flows. Kong Gateway, a cloud-native API gateway, simplifies API management by serving as a reverse proxy that secures, manages, and optimizes API traffic with features like load balancing and rate limiting. The integration with Descope involves setting up an echo server in a Kubernetes cluster, configuring Descope for authentication, and utilizing the OpenID Connect (OIDC) plugin to manage user sessions and validate tokens. Descope's authentication services, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO), enhance security by centralizing user verification and using OIDC-compliant JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) for access management. The tutorial includes step-by-step instructions for configuring the necessary components and testing the setup, ensuring secure and efficient API request handling.