Drupal Services security
In recent times, security has become crucial for any web site tapped into the treacherous environment that is the World Wide Web. Because of the ever increasing popularity of Drupal, much effort has been placed on ensuring that any person using this incredible content management system does not fall victim to a security breach in their web site. Although it is impossible to plug all the holes, we can put our faith in Drupal that they are covering most bases when it comes to the security of our data. And the Services module is no exception. However, opening up the ability for any external web application to add and manipulate data within our web site is something we will want to approach with caution. Because of this, it is extremely important that we are very familiar with the security measures that the Services module employs to ward off malicious software.
In the previous chapter, we caught a glimpse of these security measures when we opened up the API for the user...