Sep 13, 2015 · I know that securing REST API is widely commented topic but I'm not able to create a small prototype that meets my criteria (and I need to confirm that these criteria are realistic). There are so many options how to secure resources and how work with Spring security, I need to clarify if my needs are realistic. My requirements

Apr 13, 2021 · I'm developing the restful web app that using some popular web framework on the backend, say (rails, sinatra, flask, express.js). Ideally, I want to develop client side with Backbone.js. How do I let

Aug 11, 2017 · We're implementing HSTS on our backend API and I stumbled upon the Content Security Policy (CSP) header. This header tells the browser where from resources such as images, video, stylesheet, scripts and so on can be downloaded. Since a backend API won't really display things in a browser, what's the value of having this header set?

For APIS OWASP API Security Top 10 The OWASP API Security Project seeks to provide value to software developers and security assessors by underscoring the potential risks in insecure APIs, and illustrating how these risks may be mitigated.

Sep 1, 2020 · In a traditional MVC Spring Boot application, Spring Security would check the SecurityContextHolder for the authentication information. If not found, then you would be redirected to a login page. For a REST API endpoint, you would not have a typical login form sent from the server.

Aug 11, 2008 · When designing a REST API or service are there any established best practices for dealing with security (Authentication, Authorization, Identity Management) ? When building a SOAP API you have WS-Security as a guide and much literature exists on the topic. I have found less information about securing REST endpoints.

Jun 8, 2016 · I have mobile application REST API calls which hits to my server without any token or security mechanisam. I want to secure my API calls. I am trying to understand what is OAuth and how it will se...

I'm not a security expert by any means, but I favor creating REST-style web services. In creating a new service which needs to have the data it transmits secure. We've entered a debate over which approach is more secure - REST with HTTPS or a SOAP WS with WS-Security.

Aug 26, 2012 · If REST API security is main requirement - OAuth2/OpenID Connect is maybe the best choice, if you need just secure (in a sense of authentication) calls in full trust environment in a simplest way - Kerberos, if you need encrypted custom tunnel between them for data in transit encryption - other options like VPN.

Dec 20, 2017 · I need to develop a Rest API on my app (Based on Flask) But I don't really know how I should secure it. Currently, I have a normal authentication for users who are coming from a browser. (Using the session etc.) But for the API users, should I ask the username/password at every API request ? Is it really secured ?