The Cequence Unified API Protection platform and Akamai

The Akamai content delivery network (CDN) integrates with the Cequence Unified API Protection (UAP) platform to prevent account takeovers, API-based business logic abuse, and to analyze API transactions.

The Cequence UAP platform uses an ML-based approach to eliminate avenues of fraud caused by automated attacks targeted at web, mobile and API based applications. This document focuses on the SaaS based Cequence UAP solution which significantly reduces deployment overhead. On-premises Cequence UAP solutions are also available.

Traffic flow without Cequence UAP

Traffic flow with Cequence UAP - Inline Upstream Deployment

Traffic flow with Cequence UAP - Inline Hairpin Deployment

The steps required to integrate Cequence UAP with Akamai are relatively straightforward. All traffic that terminates on Akamai will be routed to Cequence UAP first for inspection and then forwarded to the application origin (Inline Upstream deployment) or forwarded back to Akamai from where it will be routed to the application origin (Inline Hairpin Deployment).

Additional Information

Detailed documentation steps are available to existing and prospective customers.