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jsonp & api key security?
stworzony przez happycrappySTAFFMOD 22 września 2012 o godz. 3:24PM
Hi,
I was wondering how guarded should my api key be? Is it ok to expose it to my users to be consumed by javascript (ala google maps key)? or should I consider it a private key that should only reside on serverside code?
If its the latter, whats the recommended method to implement a typeahead/autocomplete search?
Thanks
Odpowiedź użytkownika Travis Bell
23 września 2012 o godz. 12:05PM
This is always a tricky issue. With any public facing JavaScript project it will be impossible to obfuscate our API key. I realize there is nothing you can do about this.
Just be responsible with it, we offer our API for free so hopefully anyone wishing to use it will simply ask us for a key.
Odpowiedź użytkownika happycrappy
23 września 2012 o godz. 1:37PM
thanks!
Odpowiedź użytkownika rclai
1 sierpnia 2015 o godz. 6:22PM
Travis,
If I expose my API key in the client-side, is someone able to take it and use it somewhere else?
Odpowiedź użytkownika Travis Bell
2 sierpnia 2015 o godz. 10:55AM
Hi rclai,
Yes, someone would be able to. The thing to keep in mind, which is why we don't generally regard this to be a big problem is that we offer the API for free. Everyone can sign up an account and request a key themselves.
Cheers.
Odpowiedź użytkownika rclai
2 sierpnia 2015 o godz. 6:41PM
Thanks for the answer. I guess the IP based rate limiting helps relieve this issue too.