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title: About the API security gateway
description: When you configure PingAuthorize Server for the API gateway pattern, the server and gateway provide dynamic authorization management between a client and a REST API.
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# About the API security gateway

When you configure PingAuthorize Server for the API gateway pattern, the server and gateway provide dynamic authorization management between a client and a REST API.

You can find specific details about the functionality of the API security gateway in the following topics:

* [API gateway request and response flow](paz_sec_gw_request_response_flow.html)

* [Gateway configuration basics](paz_gw_config_basics.html)

* [API security gateway authentication](paz_api_security_gw_authn.html)

* [API security gateway policy requests](paz_api_security_gw_policy_reqs.html)

* [API security gateway HTTP 1.1 support](paz_api_security_gw_http_support.html)

* [Gateway error templates](paz_gateway_error_templates.html)

* [Tuning API security gateway performance](paz_api_security_gw_performance_tuning.html)