This instructor-led program focuses on authentication, authorization, API security, service-to-service security, encryption, identity management, zero trust principles, API gateway security, and secure deployment practices.
Overview
Microservices Security Training by AcadNXT is designed to provide participants with practical expertise in securing distributed microservices architectures in modern cloud-native environments. This instructor-led program focuses on authentication, authorization, API security, service-to-service security, encryption, identity management, zero trust principles, API gateway security, and secure deployment practices. Participants will learn how to design and implement security controls across microservices ecosystems to protect data, services, and communication channels. The course is ideal for backend engineers, DevOps professionals, cloud architects, and security engineers working with microservices-based
Learning Outcomes
• Understand microservices security architecture
• Implement OAuth 2.0 and JWT-based authentication
• Secure APIs using gateways and policies
• Apply encryption and secure communication practices
• Manage secrets and sensitive configurations
• Detect and mitigate security threats
• Apply zero trust principles in microservices
• Build secure cloud-native applications
Duration & Delivery Mode
14 hours
Target Audience
• Backend Developers
• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Security Engineers
• Software Architects
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• API Developers
• Integration Engineers
• Cybersecurity Professionals working with applications
Pre-requisites
• Basic understanding of microservices architecture
• Familiarity with REST APIs and HTTP concepts
• Basic knowledge of authentication concepts
• Understanding of cloud or container basics is helpful
• General awareness of web application security is beneficial
Skillset Achieved
• Designing secure microservices architectures
• Implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Securing APIs using tokens and gateways
• Applying OAuth 2.0 and JWT security models
• Managing service-to-service communication security
• Implementing encryption for data in transit and at rest
• Applying zero trust security principles
• Securing API gateways and microservice endpoints
• Detecting and mitigating security vulnerabilities
• Implementing enterprise-grade API security governance
Course Outcome
After completing the Microservices Security Training, participants will be able to design and implement secure microservices systems with strong authentication, authorization, encryption, and API protection mechanisms. Learners will gain practical expertise in securing cloud-native applications and protecting distributed systems against modern security threats.
Course Outline
Introduction to Microservices Security
• Security challenges in microservices architecture
• Monolithic vs distributed security models
• Zero trust security principles
• Threat landscape in API-driven systems
• Security layers in microservices ecosystem
Authentication and Authorization
• Identity and access management overview
• OAuth 2.0 fundamentals
• JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Service-to-service authentication
API Security and Gateway Protection
• API gateway security role
• Rate limiting and throttling for security
• API key management strategies
• Input validation and request filtering
• Protecting public and internal APIs
Secure Communication and Data Protection
• TLS/SSL encryption for microservices
• Secure communication between services
• Data encryption at rest and in transit
• Secrets management strategies
• Secure configuration handling
Monitoring, Threat Detection, and Compliance
• Security logging and auditing
• Detecting anomalies in microservices traffic
• API security monitoring tools overview
• Compliance and governance basics
• Incident response strategies
Mini Project and Practical Implementation
• Securing a sample microservices architecture
• Implementing JWT-based authentication flow
• Applying API gateway security policies
• Configuring secure service-to-service communication
• Final security review and hardening exercise
Assessment Topics
• Microservices security fundamentals
• Authentication and authorization models
• API gateway security controls
• Encryption and secure communication
• Secrets management
• Threat detection and monitoring
• Compliance and governance basics
• Mini project implementation
Evaluation
• Hands-on API security configuration exercises
• Authentication and authorization implementation tasks
• Secure communication setup assignments
• Threat modeling and vulnerability analysis activities
• Mini project development and evaluation
• Security troubleshooting scenarios
Course Materials
Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the training will receive an AcadNXT Certification in Microservices Security Training, validating their expertise in securing microservices architecture, API protection, authentication systems, encryption, and enterprise security practices.
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What Our Students Say
“The training gave me strong practical understanding of securing microservices and APIs in real-world systems.”
“This course helped me understand JWT, OAuth, and API gateway security in a very structured way.”
“The instructor explained microservices security challenges and solutions very clearly with practical examples.”
“I gained confidence in implementing secure communication between microservices.”
“AcadNXT delivered a highly practical security-focused microservices program that significantly improved our system protection strategy.”