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TeleSign's App Verify Simplifies User Verification and Onboarding
TeleSign has greatly enhanced the iOS SDK for its App Verify service. The SDK allows app developers to handle verification completely in the background without multiple steps required for an onboarding user. By simply entering a phone number, the app exchanges with the phone for verification.
06-15-2017
Acquisition of Stormpath Exemplifies Dangers of Using Startup APIs
Identity management platform provider Okta has acquired Stormpath, a user management API provider. Now developers using Stormpath APIs and SDKs have until 8/17/2017 to migrate to Okta or another identity management platform. The acquisition of Stormpath demonstrates the risk of using startup APIs.
03-10-2017
How The Streetlayer API Lets You do Real-time, International Address Validation and Autocomplete
Streetlayer is a white label API for real time international address validation, autocomplete and geocoding. This tutorial introduces the streetlayer API including ensuring high-quality data by validating addresses, delivering address suggestions and determining coordinates of street addresses.
03-02-2017
ProgrammableWeb's Most Interesting APIs in 2016: Security and Privacy
This article is part of a 10-part series about interesting APIs that were added to our directory during 2016. Security and Privacy APIs are covered in this segment. The APIs were chosen by our researchers, by popularity according to website traffic, and by mentions on social media.
01-03-2017
Securing an iOS App with 2FA Using Nexmo Verify SDK
Developers are opting for phone verification over email verification as it is effective in reducing spam accounts. Adding phone verification to your app doesn't need to be complex. This tutorial shows how to use Nexmo Verify SDK for iOS in a "To-Do List" application that uses Parse for a backend.
01-05-2016
Why the Internet of Things is about the Identity of Everything
As IoT buzz continues, manufacturers are more interested than ever in connecting their products. To drive value from those things though, consider that they first need an identity.
10-27-2015
Daily API RoundUp: Google Earth Engine, E-Coin, PopKey, SkyWay
We've added six new APIs to the ProgrammableWeb directory in Mapping, Search, and Validation categories, among others. Here's a summary of what is new.
10-01-2015
TeleSign Launches Smart Verify to Improve User Verification
TeleSign announced the launch of TeleSign Smart Verify, a new unified API that hopes to simplify end-user verification and two-factor authentication for app-based accounts.
09-03-2015
How to get Social and Professional Info From Email Addresses with Pipl
This tutorial describes how to use the Pipl Search API to enrich data about your newsletter subscribers. This example uses Python although Java, C#, PHP and Ruby are supported.
08-31-2015
Twitter Improves Digits Login Tool For Devs
Updates added to Twitter's Digits login means it will be easier for developers and consumers to use the service for verifying identity within apps.
08-11-2015
Daily API RoundUp: FundPaaS, RWave, U.S. Dept. Of Labor SDKs, Slack Client Libraries
We've added 6 APIs to the directory today in Recognition and Validation categories, among others. Also added: client libraries for Slack and U.S. Dept. of Labor Quarry API SDKs.
08-10-2015
Daily API RoundUp: w3af, Qlik, Neura, Onename, Uber Libraries
We've added 6 APIs to the directory today in Predictions, Verification, and Framework categories. Also added: some client libraries for use with Uber and MusicBrainz APIs.
07-20-2015
Kickbox.io Integration Improves Performance for Campaign Monitor Customers
Kickbox.io integration provides enhanced email deliverability and performance by identifying non-existent and low-quality contacts for Campaign Monitor customers.
06-30-2015
Daily API RoundUp: Automatic SDKs, I Am Real, mash:it
Seven APIs have been added to the directory today in categories such as Screenshots, Tools, and Validation. Also added were SDKs for use with Automatic connected car platform.
06-22-2015
End User Verification Even your Grandma Can Use
While it may not be possible to know for certain your user is real without meeting them in person, there are things you can do to gain a level of trust that your user is real.
05-12-2015
Daily API RoundUp: Bing Maps, Flowplayer, CloudMade
Six APIs, a connected car client library, and source code samples for Bing Maps have been added to the directory among other things in the past day. Here are the highlights.
04-22-2015
Daily API RoundUp: Google Translate Node.js SDK, Infogr.am
Source Code Samples, Clients, and six APIs have been added to ProgrammableWeb’s directory in the past day. The additions are summarized here.
04-21-2015
Twitter Trademark Filing Refers to Identity APIs, SDKs
A new Twitter trademark application for the phrase "The Future of Identity" hints that the social media giant is planning big things for APIs and SDKs related to identity.
04-18-2015
Developer Reaction to Google’s OpenID Migration Varies
In 2015, Google will shutter the OpenID 2.0 functionality that allows third parties to authenticate their users by having them log in with their Google accounts.
01-05-2015
How The UK's Government is Leading API Security
The factors which beckoned the UK to embrace API security gateways as necessary components to manage API access control are increasingly evident.
12-29-2014