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jsonp & api key security?
geplaatst door happycrappySTAFFMOD op 22 september 2012 om 3:24 PM
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
Reactie van Travis Bell
op 23 september 2012 om 12:05 PM
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.
Reactie van happycrappy
op 23 september 2012 om 1:37 PM
thanks!
Reactie van rclai
op 1 augustus 2015 om 6:22 PM
Travis,
If I expose my API key in the client-side, is someone able to take it and use it somewhere else?
Reactie van Travis Bell
op 2 augustus 2015 om 10:55 AM
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.
Reactie van rclai
op 2 augustus 2015 om 6:41 PM
Thanks for the answer. I guess the IP based rate limiting helps relieve this issue too.