Quoting Jason Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
For example, for me Flickr's API is great but I love the security of
Del.icio.us.
Flickr's API is the best I've seen because...
[snip]
I didn't like del.cio.us' security. Whilst I appreciate the use of the
standard HTTP Authentication it presented a barrier between me and the
data. I'd rather pass my authentication info as another argument (a la
Flickr) rather than messing with HTTP authentication [1]. Del.cio.us
often runs slowly, which can't be helped by all API requests go over
HTTPS. I'd argue HTTPS isn't really needed anyhow - its not like its my
credit card details we're talking about, just my already public
bookmarks!
I'd argue that del.icio.us is doing things right here. You say
"messing with HTTP auth"... but really, that's the right way of doing
things. HTTP already has an authentication method built into it...
implementing one's own is reinventing the wheel, surely?
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