diff --git a/app/_gateway_entities/consumer.md b/app/_gateway_entities/consumer.md index 25cbadf5..e556ead6 100644 --- a/app/_gateway_entities/consumer.md +++ b/app/_gateway_entities/consumer.md @@ -46,12 +46,10 @@ faqs: - q: Can you scope authentication plugins to Consumers? a: | - No. You can associate Consumers with an auth plugin by configuring credentials - for example, a Consumer with basic + No. You can associate Consumers with an auth plugin by configuring credentials. For example, a Consumer with basic auth credentials will use the Basic Authentication plugin. - But that plugin must be scoped to either a route, service, or globally, so that the Consumer can access it. + But that plugin must be scoped to either a Route, Service, or globally, so that the Consumer can access it. - - q: Are consumers used in Kuma/Mesh? - a: No. - q: Can you manage Consumers with decK? a: | diff --git a/app/plugins/scopes.md b/app/plugins/scopes.md index 8e2f8540..6dcb006c 100644 --- a/app/plugins/scopes.md +++ b/app/plugins/scopes.md @@ -29,13 +29,11 @@ Each plugin can run globally, or be scoped to some combination of the following: Using scopes, you can customize how {{site.base_gateway}} handles functions in your environment, either before a request is sent to your backend services or after it receives a response. For example, if you apply a plugin to a single [**Route**](/gateway/entities/route/), -that plugin will trigger only on the specific path requests take through your system. -On the other hand, if you apply the plugin [**globally**](#global-scope), it will -run on every request, regardless of any other configuration. +that plugin will only trigger when a request matches the Route's specific path. ### Global scope -A global plugin is not associated to any Gateway Service, Route, Consumer, or Consumer Group is +A global plugin is not associated to any Service, Route, Consumer, or Consumer Group is considered global, and will be run on every request, regardless of any other configuration. * In self-managed {{site.ee_product_name}}, the plugin applies to every entity in a given Workspace.