All Posts Tagged “http”
Respect HTTP Caching
API developers put a lot of time and effort to ensure that their API can scale. One effective way to mitigate load is to use HTTP caching. As developers we need to respect HTTP caching to not waste efforts.
Simple Ways to Protect an API: HTTP Basic Authentication and HTTP Token Authentication
Having a limited number of consumers for an API lets you keep the authentication really simple for that API. Let's explore HTTP Basic Authentication and HTTP Token Authentication as the simple solutions in this scenario.