Overview
What is Akamai?
Akamai Property Manager configures how requests and content pass through its edge network, including origin and caching rules. App & API Protector inspects HTTP and HTTPS traffic headed toward protected applications and APIs. Protection applies only to the hostnames and policies that are onboarded and activated.
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Sources checked 27 September 2026: Property Manager, App & API Protector, API scope.
AkamaiCDN & EdgeCDN configuration and web application protection
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Key capabilities
- Edge delivery: property rules and origin routing
- Security policies: application and API request controls
- Activation workflow: staging and production configuration
API access
Akamai's edge position can combine delivery and security controls when they are correctly configured. The old point-of-presence and city counts were removed.
“CDN configuration and web application protection”
Technical details
- Access
- See vendor
- Source model
- Commercial
- Founded
- 1998
- Pricing model
- Contact sales
- API
- Available
- Website
- www.akamai.com ↗
What to verify
Start from the users, systems and operating responsibilities the tool needs to support.
- Confirm current features, licensing and support terms.
- Validate deployment, data location and access control.
- Test integrations, exports and recovery workflows.
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