For the Google Maps Javascript API v3 the keys must be public on you page. The applicable text is: Restrict your API keys to be used by only the IP addresses, referrer URLs, and mobile apps that need them Go to the Google API Console and generate a key, restricting it to URLs that you … Read more
What “exactly” an API key is used for depends very much on who issues it, and what services it’s being used for. By and large, however, an API key is the name given to some form of secret token which is submitted alongside web service (or similar) requests in order to identify the origin of … Read more
You need two separate keys, one that tells them who you are, and the other one that proves you are who you say you are. The “key” is your user ID, and the “secret” is your password. They just use the “key” and “secret” terms because that’s how they’ve implemented it.
Go to this address: https://console.developers.google.com/apis Create new project and Create Credentials (API key) Click on “Library” Click on any API that you want Click on “Enable” Click on “Credentials” > “Edit Key” Under “Application restrictions”, select “HTTP referrers (web sites)” Under “Website restrictions”, Click on “ADD AN ITEM” Type your website address (or “localhost”, “127.0.0.1”, … Read more
Use a random number generator designed for cryptography. Then base-64 encode the number. This is a C# example: var key = new byte[32]; using (var generator = RandomNumberGenerator.Create()) generator.GetBytes(key); string apiKey = Convert.ToBase64String(key);
Unfortunately, keeping any key in your React client, even if you are using gitignore and an .env file, is not secure. As pointed out by @ClaudiuCreanga, React environment variables are embedded in the build and are publicly accessible. You should really only save API keys or secrets in your backend such as Node / Express. … Read more
Basically elaborating on what’s outlined here. Here’s how it works: let’s say we have a function that takes a number from zero through nine, adds three and, if the result is greater than ten, subtracts ten. So f(2) = 5, f(8) = 1, etc. Now, we can make another function, call it f’, that goes … Read more
4 steps npm install dotenv –save Next add the following line to your app. require(‘dotenv’).config() Then create a .env file at the root directory of your application and add the variables to it. // contents of .env REACT_APP_API_KEY = ‘my-secret-api-key’ Finally, add .env to your .gitignore file so that Git ignores it and it never … Read more
As it is, your compiled application contains the key strings, but also the constant names APP_KEY and APP_SECRET. Extracting keys from such self-documenting code is trivial, for instance with the standard Android tool dx. You can apply ProGuard. It will leave the key strings untouched, but it will remove the constant names. It will also … Read more