Chapter summary

  • Web API is built on top of HTTP. HTTP verbs are mapped to action methods on controllers.

  • CRUD operations are supported by using HttpPost, HttpGet, HttpPut, and HttpDelete.

  • Routing is used to map URLs to controllers.

  • Web API supports content negotiation, so a user of your service can specify both the format of the request and the desired response format. By default, JSON and XML are supported.

  • You can secure Web APIs by using Basic authentication and Windows Authentication.

  • When using Basic authentication, you should use SSL to secure user credentials.

  • XSFR is an important thread to protect yourself from by using specialized tokens.

  • Services can be hosted in several different ways, including self-hosting, IIS, and Windows Azure.

  • Self-hosting ...

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