Bearer tokens are a much simpler way to make API requests because they do not require each request to be cryptographically signed. The downside is that all API requests must be made over an HTTPS connection because the request contains a plaintext token that could be used by anyone if it were intercepted.

Bearer authentication (also called token authentication) is an HTTP authentication scheme that involves security tokens called bearer tokens. The bearer token is a cryptic string that is typically generated by the server in response to a login request. The client must send this token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources.

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