In this third video of the **Oracle APEX REST Web Services** series, we take a deep dive into **securing RESTful API endpoints using OAuth2 authentication**. If you’ve been building APEX-based APIs and need to protect them from unauthorized access, this tutorial gives you a complete, step-by-step guide.
### ⭐ **What You’ll Learn**
In this video, I demonstrate:
### **🔸 Creating Roles & Privileges in ORDS**
* How to define a **role** in ORDS
* How to create a **privilege** and map it to your module
* Applying the privilege to protect your REST endpoints
### **🔸 Creating an OAuth2 Client in Oracle APEX**
* How to register a client in APEX to generate:
* **Client ID**
* **Client Secret**
* Understanding OAuth client types and scopes
### **🔸 Requesting OAuth2 Tokens**
* Generating a **Bearer Token** using:
* The `/oauth/token` endpoint
* Client ID & Client Secret
* Testing token generation with Postman
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## **🎯 Who This Video Is For**
This tutorial is perfect for:
* Oracle APEX developers
* Database developers building REST APIs
* Anyone learning secure REST design
* Professionals implementing API authentication in enterprise environments
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## **📌 Series Overview**
This is **Video #3** in the series:
1️⃣ *Introduction to Building RESTful Web Services in APEX*
2️⃣ *Building a POS Workflow Using REST Modules in APEX*
3️⃣ **Securing REST Endpoints with OAuth2 (this video)**
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