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Should API be on separate server?
Unless your web application is 100% client-side code, you should split it into a backend API and a frontend client. In this breed of application, your business logic and user interface are one entity running on a server. However, making your web application have a separate frontend and backend has many great benefits.
What is a security web server?
Web server security is the security of any server that is deployed on a Worldwide Web domain or the Internet. It is implemented through several methods and in layers, typically, including the base operating system (OS) security layer, hosted application security layer and network security layer.
Should I develop a separate API for my mobile App and Web App?
No, there is no need to develop a separate API for mobile app and web app, unless you have the following scenarios. You can consider creating a separate API in the following scenarios. App versioning: Not all apps have the same versioning, and their service/API call may not be uniform.
What is Web server give an example?
Definition: A web server is a computer that runs websites. A Domain Name Server (DNS) converts this URL to an IP Address (For example 192.168. 216.345), which in turn points to a Web Server. The Web Server is requested to present the content website to the user’s browser.
Is it OK to split a REST API server from a web server?
As long as proper controls are set on the API endpoint (HTTPS, HSTS, etc.), you should be good to go. One thing to note here is that the myservice.org may be running on a hardened system and with additional protections (such as a WAF ). In that case, those controls will have to be applied to api.myservice.org as well.
Why is it important to protect your REST API?
Security of sensitive data, be it organizational or personal information, is an important factor troubling developers nowadays. REST APIs are not an exception, being part of essential systems that require protection against security threats and breaches.
Who is the attacker in a REST API?
The attacker could be at the client side (the consumer of your REST API and, where the victim is the REST API server) or at the server side (the attacker gained control over your REST API server) where he creates a rogue, malicious app. The victim, in this case, is the application consuming resources from your remote REST API services.
Can a REST API server proxie a web server?
You can configure that web server application to have /api path proxied to your API server that you don’t even have to directly exposed to the public (like you mentioned in one of your comments on other answers) as long as it can be reachable by the server for the Web app. Thanks for contributing an answer to Information Security Stack Exchange!