Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) — Question 54

Although the REST API supports a wide variety of data formats for communications and exchange, which data formats are the most commonly used?

Answer options

• A. SAML and HTML
• B. XML and SAML
• C. XML and JSON
• D. JSON and SAML

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, as XML and JSON are the two most prevalent data formats used in REST API communications. SAML, while a valid data format, is primarily used for security assertions rather than for data exchange in REST APIs, making options A, B, and D incorrect.