Authorizing GraphQL with OPA
GraphQL allows great flexibility in your APIs and is often a good choice when looking to supplement or replace your REST APIs. But this flexibility brings along with it some additional complexities when authorizing access, but it can also bring finer control. We will compare and contrast the differences between authorization in REST APIs vs GraphQL APIs, then we will show some live examples of techniques for protecting your GraphQL APIs with Open Policy Agent.
Styra
Solution Architect
20+ Years of software Engineering experience, building monoliths and microservices. Interested in technologies that make engineers more productive along with controlling their destiny. Loves to tinker with new tech including Arduino and smart home automation.
Styra
Solutions Architect at Styra
Entegral
Senior Staff Engineer at Zendesk
Zendesk
Principal Engineer at Zendesk
