OAuth
OAuth is a widely used authorization standard that provides a secure way to access APIs. It allows users to grant third-party applications limited access to their resources without sharing their credentials directly. OAuth is commonly used for mobile and Web Applications. During the Process, requests is ecxhanged between client, user and service Provider.
Authorization Types supported by Postman
Postman is an API(application programming interface) development tool that helps to build, test and modify APIs. Authorization in Postman means authenticating and validating the identity of a user or the application that is making an API request. In this tutorial, we will see different types of Authorization supported by Postman.
Table of Content
- Need for Authorization?
- No auth:
- API auth:
- Basic Auth
- Digest Auth
- Bearer Token
- OAuth