Abstract
Software development has been redefined from monolithic systems to microservice architecture, which evolved to increase agility, scalability, and resilience. However, this software architecture paradigm introduces a novel class of security issues organizations must solve to protect their applications and data. By nature, microservices consist of many small components decoupled from one another, communicating through APIs, and so inherently grow the attack surface. API vulnerabilities, insecure container configuration, and insufficient authentication mechanisms are exposed threats to these distributed components and inter-service communication risks. This paper critically investigates the emerging security challenges in microservices applications by examining the root causes and the real-world implications of these vulnerabilities. Using case studies, academic research, and exclusive insights from the industry, the paper believes it can identify and weigh the impact of key areas of concern to organizations. Additionally, a multi-layered security framework implementing API rate limiting, container runtime monitoring, service mesh, and zero trust principles is proposed to overcome those risks. This complete analysis demonstrates the increasing significance of proactive security and that the old conventional monolithic security practices continuously fail to cater to the complexities of microservices. The results are actionable recommendations for practitioners and researchers in building more resilient and secure microservices applications. Overall, this research points to the importance of continuous innovation and, more importantly, collaboration in cybersecurity to counter dynamic cyber threats stemming from new software architectures.
Keywords
Security of microservices, API vulnerabilities, containerization security, inter-service communication, and zero trust architecture.
Citations
IRE Journals:
Pushpalika Chatterjee
"Emerging Security Challenges in the Microservices Application" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 8 2024 Page 461-470
IEEE:
Pushpalika Chatterjee
"Emerging Security Challenges in the Microservices Application" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(8)
About IRE Journals
IRE Journals is an open access online journals established with an aim to publish high quality of research work in various diciplines. We have more than 6 years in publications. Over 2500+ papers already published.
Important Links
For Authors
Volume 7:
Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6, Issue 7, Issue 8, Issue 9, Issue 10, Issue 11, Issue 12Volume 6:
Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6, Issue 7, Issue 8, Issue 9, Issue 10, Issue 11, Issue 12Volume 5:
Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6, Issue 7, Issue 8, Issue 9, Issue 10, Issue 11, Issue 12Volume 4:
Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6, Issue 7, Issue 8, Issue 9, Issue 10, Issue 11, Issue 12Volume 3:
Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6, Issue 7, Issue 8, Issue 9, Issue 10, Issue 11, Issue 12