https://www.javiercd.es/en/posts/kong/plugins-autenticacion/11-autenticacion-key-auth/Recent content in Key Auth in Kong Gateway on AtlasHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.javiercd.es/en/posts/kong/plugins-autenticacion/11-autenticacion-key-auth/11-autenticacion-key-auth/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.javiercd.es/en/posts/kong/plugins-autenticacion/11-autenticacion-key-auth/11-autenticacion-key-auth/<p>An API key may look like little more than a random string that a client adds to every request. To use it correctly, however, it helps to separate three ideas: the credential presented by the client, the validation performed by Kong Gateway, and the identity of the Consumer associated with that credential.</p> <p>This article covers those three layers and builds a reproducible lab with Kong Ingress Controller. We will first understand each resource, then apply it, and finally verify what happens inside Kong.</p>