Web API
- The Web API will be implemented as a first-class citizen
- It provides all the available functions and data to its clients
- Serves as a data and business logic abstraction layer
- The web API wil be implemented using HTTPS and REST principles
- Multiple authentication methods are possible
- Basic HTTP-Auth
- X509 Certificate based authentication
- API key with shared secret
- Access tokens
- versioned API (preferred through URI)
Why a Web API?
- Separation and abstraction of data and business logic
- Support for multiple clients
- HTML/JS for selfcare Web GUI
- Command line interface for easy scripting
- Integration into third party provisioning systems for resellers
- On the Yii PHP Framework Homepage: Extensions tagged with "rest"
- On the Yii PHP Framework Homepage: RestfullYii or on GitHub: RestfullYii
- On the Yii PHP Framework Homepage: Extensions tagged with "api"