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IP Throttling in ASP.NET Web API
Some Web APIs use the client IP address to enforce Service Level Agreements such as limit the number of calls in a period of time. The client IP address can be used as a replacement for an authentication key sometimes when a previous registration of client applications is not required.
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Authentication in Web APIs. Keys, OAuth or HMAC
Most of the Web APIs available out there in the web nowadays use some kind of authentication for identifying client applications. Although they implement authentication in different ways, they can be typically categorized in three main groups, services that use Keys, OAuth or HMAC.