Exam CAS-004 topic 1 question 517 discussion

o Obtain a security token: A security token is often required for authenticated access to protected API endpoints. If the engineer is receiving a 403 Forbidden error, it likely means the token is missing, invalid, or expired. Obtaining a new valid token from the authentication service should resolve the issue. o Leverage OAuth for authentication: OAuth is a widely used authorization framework that allows users to grant access to their data on third-party applications without revealing their passwords. If the API supports OAuth, using this method can provide a secure and standardized way of authentication and authorization, potentially resolving the 403 error.

OAuth is NOT an authentication protocol.. it’s a authorization protocol lol

A. Obtain a security token: HTTP 403 responses typically indicate that the request is authenticated but the user does not have the necessary permissions to access the endpoint. Obtaining a security token is a common method for authenticating requests. This token is usually required by the API to verify that the requestor has the proper access rights. D. Leverage OAuth for authentication: OAuth is a widely used authentication framework that allows an application to obtain limited access to user accounts on an HTTP service. It is commonly used for token-based authentication, and leveraging OAuth would help in obtaining the necessary tokens and permissions to access the API endpoints.