API Security in XC
March 11, 2026

API Security in XC

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller

Overall Satisfaction with F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

Securing APIs,
Detecting Shadow APIs.
Make specific APIs available only to specific clients
Force Authentication

Pros

  • API Discovery
  • API Security Enforcement

Cons

  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Lowering attack surface
  • Make Devs aware of Shadow APis
  • Provide pre auth
I gave F5 Distributed Cloud API Security this usability rating because, in my opinion, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is a very good product, although there is room for improvement
I gave F5 Distributed Cloud API Security this implementation rating because, in my opinion, I would expect more APM like features on the authentication/authorization part with F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
  • Azure API Management
  • Imperva API Security
  • FortiWeb

Do you think F5 Distributed Cloud API Security delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with F5 Distributed Cloud API Security's feature set?

Yes

Did F5 Distributed Cloud API Security live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of F5 Distributed Cloud API Security go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy F5 Distributed Cloud API Security again?

Yes

Protecting SPAs (single page applications)

F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Feature Ratings

API Security
7.2
Authentication and Authorization
3
Data Protection
6
Rate Limiting
9
Audit Logging
8
Input Validation
8
Content Filtering
8
Denial of Service (DoS) Protection
9
Security Notification and Alerts
8
API Key Management
4
Cross-origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Protection
9

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