How to use this reference
For an owned federated design, document router and subgraph responsibilities. Require network isolation and authenticated router-to-subgraph communication, retain entry-point authorization, and review resource limits and schema-change permissions as separate controls.
Before reading
- GraphQL federation architecture
- Service authentication and network isolation concepts
Context and limits
- Vendor architecture guidance, not a disclosed product vulnerability or evidence about a particular deployment.
- Disabling ordinary introspection does not replace subgraph isolation.
- Prerequisites and the review exercise are editorial guidance.
Sources and provenance
- Securing Apollo Federation Subgraphs: Context and Best Practices Apollo GraphQL · reviewed 2026-10-03
Record reviewed 2026-10-03. Snapshot 53796974ace8. Open the complete JSON contract.