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api:manual [2019/10/01 12:38] Lauri Elevantapi:manual [2020/02/18 17:31] – [Authentication header] Lauri Elevant
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 That's it! We derive most of the security mechanism from the use of HTTPS, most notably confidentiality (of the API key as well as the data sent and received), integrity (data cannot be altered while "in transit") and mitigation against man-in-the-middle and re-play attacks. That's it! We derive most of the security mechanism from the use of HTTPS, most notably confidentiality (of the API key as well as the data sent and received), integrity (data cannot be altered while "in transit") and mitigation against man-in-the-middle and re-play attacks.
  
 +Here is a quick way to make your first API request:
  
 +  wget -qO- --header="Authorization: DREAM apikey=\"YOUR-API-KEY\"" http://apply.uni.edu/api/institutions
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 +On the request above, ''apply.uni.edu'' is the domain for your DreamApply installation. It may also be in the form of "your-uni.dreamapply.com" if you have not yet configured the domain in DreamApply settings.
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