Getting Started : Authentication
 
Authentication
You can use either HTTP Signature or JSON Web Token (JWT) to authenticate API requests.
Table 1 Authentication Methods
Authentication Method
Description
JSON Web Token (JWT)
Standard—IEFT draft; W3C Web Payment.
Signature Signing—supports shared symmetric keys and asymmetric keys.
Integration Scenario—additional HTTP headers only and the payload can not be modified.
Payload encryption—no.
HTTP Signature
JSON Web Token Authentication
HTTP Signature Authentication