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API integration and validation

API integration and validation

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API integration and validation

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- API Integration and validation are not mutually exclusive. There are some overlapping aspects as we can see on this slide. For example, authentication, making sure that every API request or every API call is authenticated before any action is taken. Remember, usually with the RESTful API, we use what's called CRUD, where C is create, R is read, U is update, and D is delete. So we want to verify the identity of the requester and ensure they have the right permissions to access the resource and perform that CRUD. Authorization, implementing robust authorization mechanisms, maybe using OAuth tokens, API keys, and other secure authentication protocols. Input validation, validating all input data to prevent injection attacks and other malicious activities. Checking the format, the length, the content of the data to make sure it meets the expected criteria. Rate Limiting applying rate limiting to control the number of API requests made within a certain timeframe. It could be a denial of…

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