· Iren Saltali · education
How to Debug 401s in Worker-Based APIs
A practical checklist for figuring out whether the failure is in the token, the gateway config, or the identity provider.
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- · Iren Saltali · education
Why Wildcard Routes Go Wrong
How broad route patterns accidentally shadow specific endpoints, and how the gateway’s match priority helps you avoid it.
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How to Move Auth Out of Downstream Services
A migration pattern for teams that want backends to trust gateway-verified identity instead of re-implementing token logic everywhere.
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What Edge Routing Actually Buys You
A grounded explanation of latency, control, and deployment tradeoffs for API routing at the edge.
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When to Use an API Gateway vs. a Reverse Proxy
A practical decision guide for teams deciding whether they need an edge API gateway or a thinner traffic-forwarding layer.
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Why CORS Breaks SPAs and How to Fix It at the Gateway
A plain-language explanation of why browser preflight fails and how to handle it centrally with the current CORS implementation.