Clients Are Unable to Access a Company's API to Obtain

question 81

Multiple Choice

Clients are unable to access a company's API to obtain pricing data. An analyst discovers sources other than clients are scraping the API for data, which is causing the servers to exceed available resources. Which of the following would be BEST to protect the availability of the APIs?

• A) IP whitelisting
• B) Certificate-based authentication
• C) Virtual private network
• D) Web application firewall

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Definitions:

Chemical Signals

Molecules released by cells that are used to communicate with other cells, affecting their behavior or physiology.

Pheromones

Chemical signals released by an organism to affect the behavior or physiology of other members of the same species.

First Messenger

A signaling molecule that binds to a receptor on the surface of a cell and triggers a biochemical cascade that conveys signals inside the cell.

Second Messenger

Intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules.