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Which authentication is best for REST API?
Here are some of the best practices for securing your REST API:
- Ensuring Client Security with Third-Party Certificates.
- HTTP Basic Authentication Through Accounts.
- Authentication Through HTTP Digest.
- Authentication Through an API Key.
- Authentication Through a Java Web Token (JWT)
- Authentication Through oAuth.
How do I add authentication to REST API?
Users of the REST API can authenticate by providing a user ID and password to the REST API login resource with the HTTP POST method. An LTPA token is generated that enables the user to authenticate future requests. This LTPA token has the prefix LtpaToken2 .
Which is the best authentication method for Magento?
Create an active integration (self activated) and use the access token in the authorization header: You should use this type of authentication mechanism over HTTPS. This method is a good choice for integrating with a third-party system that supports OAuth 1.0a.
When do you need a consumer token in Magento?
Integration tokens When a merchant creates and activates an integration, Magento generates a consumer key, consumer secret, access token, and access token secret. All of these entities are used for OAuth-based authentication, but token-based authentication requires only the access token. Use the following steps to generate an access token:
When to use self access in Magento 2?
It just indicates that the current resource in webapi.xml can be accessed without the need for authentication. Similarly, self is a special access used if you already have an authenticated session with the system. Self access enables a user to access resources they own. For example, GET /V1/customers/me fetches the logged-in customer’s details.
Who are the guest users of Magento web API?
The Magento web API framework allows guest users to access resources that are configured with the permission level of anonymous. Guest users are users who the framework cannot authenticate through existing authentication mechanisms.