API authentication + authorization

Feature #62

Description:

Acceptance Criteria:

Other Considerations:

**Definition of Ready:**
- [ ] The story is clearly written and explains Who needs What and Why.
- [ ] Acceptance criteria is clearly specified and understood by the team.
- [ ] The team has discussed and agreed upon how much story points /effort the story will require.
- [ ] There are no external dependencies preventing work on the story.
- [ ] All necessary design elements are completed and reviewed by the team.
- [ ] The technical approach has been reviewed, and any major technical risks or uncertainties have been addressed.
- [ ] The story size as small and efficient in size and can be done within a sprint

Start by reading Feature #62, then clarify who needs API authentication and authorization, the required behavior, and the acceptance criteria. Done should mean the story is fully specified, its technical approach and design are agreed upon, and the resulting checks can be verified against explicit acceptance criteria.

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