In this chapter we will discuss the following:
Strategies for securing REST services
OAuth 2.0
Basics of the Spring Security framework
Implementing QuickPoll security
Traditional web applications requiring security typically use username/passwords for identification purposes. REST services pose interesting security problems as they can be consumed by a variety of clients such as browsers and mobile devices. They can also be consumed by other services, and this machine-to-machine communication might not have any human interaction. It is also ...
