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May 1, 2013 2:25 PM
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Secure Your REST API... The Right Way

Secure Your REST API... The Right Way | Dev Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

We already showed you how to build a Beautiful REST+JSON API, but how do you secure your API?  At Stormpath we spent 18 months researching best practices, implementing them in the Stormpath API, and figuring out what works. Here’s our playbook on how to secure a REST API.

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August 25, 2011 4:06 PM
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OAuth2 Framework : API for securing REST resources (Ericsson Labs)

The OAuth2 Framework allows you to protect your web resources using the next generation OAuth, (http://oauth.net/2/) as well as accessing OAuth2 protected resources, most notably the Facebook Graph API. The API consists of libraries for building your own OAuth2 server as well as client side access. The standard is still in draft mode so expect some level of changes. Currently version 10 of the OAuth 2 specification is the one being supported.

 

API page here : https://labs.ericsson.com/apis/oauth2-framework/

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December 11, 2011 12:32 PM
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Top 10 HTML5 threats and attack vectors

Top 10 HTML5 threats and attack vectors | Dev Breakthroughs | Scoop.it

Emerging as popular standard to create Rich Internet Applications and competing with technology stacks like Adobe's Flex/Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight is HTML5. HTML5 brings several new features and functionalities that allow developers to create really attractive and robust applications. These applications can run on any browser and platform, although with some limitations.

 

HTML5 applications are also supported by mobile devices. Hence, you can create your application once and run it on several devices and browsers. Each time, every new technology stack throws up new security challenges and vulnerabilities. HTML 5, though very promising, is no different. There are security concerns that need to be addressed when creating applications. Let us look at the top 10 possible attack vectors associated with HTML5 and modern browser architecture.

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