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Kong vs ModSecurity

A side-by-side look at Kong and ModSecurity. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Kong

Kong

Development

Kong is an open-source API gateway and service mesh designed for managing APIs and microservices. It provides functionality like traffic routing, security, monitoring and more to help developers manage complex architectures.

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ModSecurity

ModSecurity

Security & Privacy

ModSecurity is an open source web application firewall that provides protection against common web attacks like XSS, SQLi, RFI, etc. It works by intercepting and inspecting all HTTP traffic between a web app and clients.

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