How to protect RESTful API

Question

I have been looking for a way to protect my RESTful APIs. This appeared simple, but it seems to not be so simple. First off, I am writing an iOS app connecting to a Play Fra

Answer 1

So the only problem with the Basic Authentication approach was that the user has to login every day? Why not offer the user an option to save his username/password on the device? That way he can choose between security and convenience.