Section 26.255 Integrations and APIs

Question 1

Integration

Answer 1

Combining subsystems or components into a single, functioning system

Question 2

API (Application Programming Interface)

Answer 2

Set of rules and protocols used for building and integrating application software

■ Enable software developers to access functions or features of another application programmatically

Question 3

API Communication

Answer 3

APIs facilitate communication between different parts of a microservice or service-oriented architecture

■ Allows automation of administration, management, and monitoring of services and cloud-based infrastructures

Question 4

Common communication methods used by APIs

REST (Representational State Transfer)

Answer 4

○ REST uses standard HTTP methods, status codes, URIs, and MIME types for interactions

○ Primarily uses JSON for data transfer

○ Lightweight protocol suitable for integrating with existing websites

Question 5

Common communication methods used by APIs

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)

Answer 5

○ SOAP has a structured message format in XML

○ Known for robustness, additional security features, and transaction compliance

○ Suitable for enterprise-level web services with complex transactions and regulatory compliance requirements

Question 6

Benefits of API Integrations

Answer 6

■ Improved efficiency and consistency

■ Allows direct integration of third-party applications into web applications

■ Reduces the need to build entire services from scratch

Question 7

API Testing with CURL

CURL

Answer 7

A tool for transferring data to or from a server using various supported protocols

■ Commonly used protocols for API testing are HTTP and HTTPS

■ Use CURL to send data to an API and receive a response for testing

■ CURL allows sending data to an API and receiving a JSON response

■ Helpful for software developers and cybersecurity professionals, especially in penetration testing scenarios