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I am trying to create a RESTful API using Cakephp to be consumed by android application.
Will sending the username and password with every api request slowdown the app ? More than 50% of the API calls don’t require authentication. And medium-level security is required,
It won’t slow the app down, the username and password will just be sent as headers, or extra POST data. However, it’s not very secure if someone’s watching the connection, as they can grab the username and password of your client.