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APIMatic SDKs Now Support OAuth 2.0

APIMatic, SDK generator, announced that its SDKs now support OAuth 2.0. Prior to this announcement, there was minimal support for OAuth 2.0 only for authentication token headers within requests. Now, the company is moving forward with full support and continued development.

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Eric Carter

SDK, Authentication

07-25-2017

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.

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Eric Carter

Verification, Application Development, Applications

06-15-2017

How and When to Use Various API Authentication Methods API University

There are three standard ways to manage API authentication these days: API keys, OAuth tokens and JSON Web tokens (JWT). Adam Duvander over at the Zapier engineering blog explains how and when to use them. The humble API key is the common and earliest form of API authentication.

On the Web

Seamus Holland

Authentication, Security

03-26-2017

How PactSafe Gives Developers Innovative eSignature Alternatives

Developers are often asked to add eSignature capabilities to apps they are building. DocuSigning contracts in digital document form is the common way to do this, but contracts can be executed by email, SMS, click-through, and more. This article shows you how this can be done with the PactSafe API.

Google Cloud Endpoints Moves to General Availability

Google's fast and scaleable API gateway, Google Cloud Endpoints, is now generally available. Cloud Endpoints is built upon the same services that Google uses to power internal APIs. Cloud Endpoints ensures APIs used within apps on the Google Cloud Platform are monitored and secure

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Eric Carter

API Management, Authentication, Monitoring

02-16-2017

Stormpath Launches Client API for Frontend Registration and Authentication

Stormpath made a name for itself with its backend, REST API that provides registration and authentication. The REST API operates in the backend of an app. As serverless architecture grows in use, a need for a frontend registration and authentication services arose. Enter the Stormpath Client API.

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Eric Carter

Authentication, Registration, Security

01-24-2017

How Intuit Uses OpenID 2.0 to Implement Single Sign On

Single Sign On is a mechanism that creates the feeling of a single ecosystem across multiple services for a user by sharing key elements of an identity. SSO can provide users with a better experience and can result in cost savings. This article looks at how Intuit implements OpenID 2.0 as their SSO.

How to Implement the Google Contacts API Version 3.0 in C# and ASP.NET with OAuth 2.0 API University

Google Contacts API gives client applications access to a user’s contacts list where the application can create new contacts, update or delete existing ones, or query for contacts that match particular criteria. This tutorial explains how to implement the API in C# and ASP.NET with OAuth 2.0.

How-To

Martin W Brennan

Contacts, Authentication, Email

10-30-2016

Dashlane and Google Intro Open YOLO API for Secure Android Logins

Dashlane and Google want to simplify security and authentication on Android devices and have an API to do it. App developers can use the new Open YOLO API to access the credentials stored in password managers to log users into apps and services. The idea here is to improve security.

News

Eric Zeman

Security, Authentication

08-05-2016

Twilio Message Feedback API Helps Ensure Timely Delivery

Twilio has launched the Message Feedback API which monitors when end users receive messages. The API tracks actions that indicate when a message was received and reports the action back to Twilio. In turn, Twilio can tweak its services and delivery to adjust for network variances across the globe.

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Eric Carter

Messaging, Authentication, Text

08-02-2016

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APIMatic SDKs Now Support OAuth 2.0

TeleSign's App Verify Simplifies User Verification and Onboarding

How and When to Use Various API Authentication Methods API University

How PactSafe Gives Developers Innovative eSignature Alternatives

Google Cloud Endpoints Moves to General Availability

Stormpath Launches Client API for Frontend Registration and Authentication

How Intuit Uses OpenID 2.0 to Implement Single Sign On

How to Implement the Google Contacts API Version 3.0 in C# and ASP.NET with OAuth 2.0 API University

Dashlane and Google Intro Open YOLO API for Secure Android Logins

Twilio Message Feedback API Helps Ensure Timely Delivery