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Securing APIs - Python Tutorial
From the course: Programming Foundations: APIs and Web Services
Securing APIs
- APIs power modern applications, connecting services and enabling seamless data exchange, but with great connectivity comes great responsibility. How do we ensure that only authorized users access our APIs? How do we prevent data breaches and API abuse? Let's explore essential security mechanisms for protecting APIs, including authentication and authorization techniques. APIs often handle sensitive data from user credentials to financial transactions. If left unprotected, they become prime targets for attacks, like unauthorized access, data leaks, and Denial of Service attacks. Securing an API is just as important as building one. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities, steal data, or even take down services without proper security measures. To protect an API, we need authentication and authorization mechanisms. While the two terms are often used interchangeably, they serve different purposes. Authentication verifies who is accessing the API, authorization determines what the…
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