[repost ]Best Practices for securing a REST API / web service

original:http://ift.tt/1j3cZt3 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. While I understand REST intentionally [...]



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