Backend Mystery · Card #12

What measures should you take to secure a newly developed API?

There are many ways to secure an API, here are some of the most common ones: - Add an authentication method, such as OAuth, JWT, Bearer tokens, Session-based auth, and others. - Use HTTPS to encrypt data transfer between client and server. - Configure strong CORS policies to avoid unwanted requests. - Setup a strong authorization logic, to ensure clients only access resources they have access to.
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