Authentication with CodeIgniter API

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I have been working on a PHP project recently and I have created an API that will be consumed by mobile clients. I am using CodeIgniter as it provides a nice restful interface out of the box. I am unexperienced in PHP development and especially securing PHP web services. I was hoping to solicit some information about how I should go about implementing user authentication with my API. The information is not super sensitive but I do need clients to authenticate with the service.

Since my clients are mobile devices I'm uncertain how to go about implementing a membership provider model using CI since I won't have the luxury of a session (or do I?). Will my users merely send their credentials each time a request is made using SSL? Can someone provide me with some direction or documentation that might help?

Thanks!

Did you use Phil Sturgeon's REST? philsturgeon.co.uk/blog/2009/06/… — Calvin Froedge
– Calvin Froedge, Commented Jul 16, 2011 at 4:58
@Calvin No, but I did read his post here: net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/… Perhaps I will try his approach. Thanks — Nick
– Nick, Commented Jul 16, 2011 at 5:11

Calvin Froedge · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-18 04:17:52Z

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Use Phil Sturgeon's Rest API. He's already built these things in.

http://philsturgeon.co.uk/blog/2009/06/REST-implementation-for-CodeIgniter

answered Jul 18, 2011 at 4:17

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