Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of control-panel/alternative-interfaces

Timestamp:

Feb 7, 2012, 2:00:08 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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control-panel/alternative-interfaces

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 = Alternatives to using a web browser to access your Control Panel =
 
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 == Using the web accessible API ==
 
-To use the web accessible API you must pass two additional parameters:
-an api user name and password.
+Please note: the web API is not intended to be exposed to anonymous users! Any web-accessible pages for manipulating the control panel via the API must be password protected. You are responsible for the items created by your username.
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+To use the web accessible API you must pass two additional parameters: an api user name and password.
 
 We strongly encourage you to create a user account specifically for your applications and only give this user the privileges it needs to create the items you need created (usually, for creating items, you just need to add it to the "Hosting Order Access" tab in your control panel).