Standards
In general standards enables products and projects interoperability and reuse. From API security perspective there is no need to invent custom solution, if there are standards to follow. If standards does not support specific needs, there is option to extend defined standards in common way.
So why to follow standards?
- Proven concepts and implementations
- System interoperability support
- Best practices
- Common knowledge
- Learn and use approach
- No need to reinvent the wheel
- Simplifies integration with IAM product
- There are existing libraries/SDKs
- Supported by public clouds