Kong Plugins 101 | API Governance, Security & Rate Limiting Explained
Welcome to Kong Plugins 101 – your introduction to applying governance, security, and control to every API call using Kong Konnect.
In this session, we cover:
✅ What Kong plugins are and how they work
✅ Applying authentication, authorization, throttling, and rate limiting
✅ Securing services with advanced governance rules
✅ Real-world demo: setting a 5 calls per minute rate limit on an HTTPBin service route
✅ How plugins can be applied at different levels – global, service, route, or consumer
With Kong plugins, you can:
- Protect your APIs from abuse with traffic control
- Enforce compliance with security and logging plugins
- Gain visibility into usage with built-in analytics
- Customize functionality for your unique API requirements
📌 Learn more about Kong Konnect and plugins: konghq.com