Securing php api to use in android application

Question

I am newbie to android development. I am using android studio for developing an application. Things i have done

1. Created a DB with two ta

Answer 1

secure the APIs in order to be accessed by a 3rd party is a vast domain to be discussed. Most used mechanism to secure APIs is token based access control. It can be implemented in many ways.

1st you need understand how it works. Refer this link and this link.

Then try to look at how to implement it.

Working example of implementing 'Token Based Authentication' using 'JSON Web Token (i.e. JWT)' in PHP and MySQL?

If you need more in-depth example try this link as well.

If you need more information let me know.