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Do API keys need to be secret?
In order to authenticate SendSafely add-in components, you will need to use an API Key and API Secret. Never share your API Key or API Secret with ANYONE. These values can be used to access all of your account data and should be treated the same as a username and password.
What is an API private key?
API keys include a key ID that identifies the client responsible for the API service request. This key ID is not a secret, and must be included in each request. API keys can also include a confidential secret key used for authentication, which should only be known to the client and to the API service.
Should I hide my firebase API key?
In a word, yes. As stated by one of the Firebase team engineers, your Firebase API key only identifies your project with Google’s servers. It is not a security risk to expose it.
Can I expose Firebase API key?
Why do you need secret and public key in an API?
There are answers explaining what the secret and (public) key is. It’s a public-private key pair that they give confusing names to. But nobody says why the APIs require both, and many APIs only give you one secret! I’ve also never seen any API’s docs explain why they have two keys, so the best I can do is speculate…
What’s the best way to store API secrets?
This approach makes Docker secrets the perfect solution for storing and using API keys and secrets in a secure and encrypted way. By now you should be aware of the dangers of storing sensitive information such as API keys and secrets on public and private Git repositories.
When to use API keys instead of passwords?
When and why to authenticate with API Keys, Service Keys, Personal Access Tokens or the like, instead of plain old passwords. TL;DR: Passwords are for humans, API keys for automated tasks or applications. Using API keys, you don’t have to worry about expiring passwords or multi-factor authentication in your automation.
Is it safe to store API key on GitHub?
If you store an API key on a public repository, you are publishing in the open so that anyone can see it. A recent search for client_secret on GitHub revealed that there are more than one 30,000 commits that potentially expose an API key and secret. In some cases, you only copy and paste the code to immediately access the API.