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Akash Khanna
Akash Khanna

Reputation: 159

Do I still need OAuth or API Key with HTTPS for Restful webservice

I am creating an application and native apps which shall access a bunch of RestFul Webservices. We are already using HTTPS to secure the API, but wanted to understand if we still need something like an API Key or OAuth Key to authenticate the data

Upvotes: 0

Views: 60

Answers (1)

Remy Lebeau
Remy Lebeau

Reputation: 597215

Encryption and Authentication are two separate things. Encryption merely prevents outside parties from snooping the transmitted data. You need Authentication if you want to control who has access to which resources using the API.

Upvotes: 2

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