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Concept guidesAPI keys, OAuth and credential rotationMid

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  • API designDesign API-key management for a public API: issuance, scoping, rotation, and revocation. What makes rotation something customers actually do instead of fear?
  • API designDesign the API for a multi-tenant SaaS application where each tenant has isolated data. How do you model tenant context in requests, and what safeguards prevent cross-tenant data leakage?
  • API designDesign the authentication flow for a public API offering both API keys and OAuth 2.0. When would you recommend each, and how do you communicate which scopes or permissions are missing?
  • API designYour API uses OAuth 2.0 with refresh tokens. A client's refresh token is about to expire. How do you communicate this in advance, and what's your rotation strategy?
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