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