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Do I need a domain name for API?
You must have a registered internet domain name in order to set up custom domain names for your APIs. After a custom domain name is created in API Gateway, you must create or update your DNS provider’s resource record to map to your API endpoint.
Do I need SSL for API?
Now you need not have separate Certificates for API’s since Certificates are matched to your server’s domain and not to the API’s you host. You can have any number of API’s and Clients connected to your server using a SSL Certifcate.
Is SSL certificate valid for subdomains?
Yes, if you have only 2-3 subdomains, you can get a multi-domain SSL certificate. Here, you need to treat your subdomains as separate SAN.
Can two websites have the same SSL certificate?
You absolutely can use one SSL certificate for multiple domains — or one SSL certificate for multiple subdomains in addition to domains. For securing multiple domains with a single SSL certificate we use either a multi domain/UCC/SAN certificate or a multi domain wildcard SSL certificate.
Do you need SSL certificate for backend and front end?
Backend is only accessible from our office address and is setup to communicate to only our front end app. Today we purchased EV ssl certificate for our front end app from DigiCert and everything is work fine.
How to protect API backend in API management?
This enables the Developer Console to know that it needs to obtain an access token on behalf of the user, before making calls to your API. Browse to your API Management instance, and go to APIs. Select the API you want to protect. For example, Echo API.
How to serve an API from your domain name?
For more information, see Firewalls. To serve an API over a domain for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), you need to expose ESP as a service, by using the returned external IP address for your domain’s DNS settings. Note that GKE automatically does load balancing for you.
How to import SSL certificate for custom domain?
To import an SSL/TLS certificate, you must provide the PEM-formatted SSL/TLS certificate body, its private key, and the certificate chain for the custom domain name. Each certificate stored in ACM is identified by its ARN.