Some resources if anyone is interested to read: http://blog.apigee.com/detail/do_you_need_api_keys_api_identity_vs._authorization/ http://blog.apigee.com/detai

Some resources if anyone is interested to read: http://blog.apigee.com/detail/do_you_need_api_keys_api_identity_vs._authorization/ http://blog.apigee.com/detail/do_you_need_api_keys_api_ident... In short: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6767813/api-keys-vs-http-authentication-vs-oauth-in-a-restful-api http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6767813/api-keys-vs-http-...