Why should I hide my API key?
API keys are both incredibly powerful and extremely vulnerable. API key exposure can result in significant damage, both to a company and to the data it holds.
How do I hide API key in WordPress?
There is nothing you can do to hide the API keys. If you look at the wp-config. php file, it contains the username and password to access the database in plain text. WordPress doesn’t even try obfuscate them.
How hide API key react?
Here is how to do it in a React app:
- Create a file called . env in the root of your project’s directory.
- Inside the . env file, prepend REACT_APP_ to your API key name of choice and assign it.
- Add the . env file to your .
- Access the API key via the process. env object.
Is it possible to hide an API key?
If you are deploying a frontend-only application you cannot hide anything from your deployed site. If your code needs to access a value to make an API request that value will be visible in the browser’s dev tools to any user who feels like checking.
How to hide the API key in Git?
In the .gitignore file, enter any file names that you want git NOT to track/commit/push. No other code is necessary. 9. Type git st. You should see the .gitignore file ready to be tracked. You should NOT see the config.js file.
Do you need to embed API key in code?
The link that you posted that says you shouldn’t embed API keys in code is related to Google’s Cloud Platform. You are fine to leave your API key for Google Maps in your code.
How to put API keys in HTML file?
In the config file, enter your API keys in an object like so (naming them whatever you like, and putting the keys in as strings). You don’t need any other code in this file: 4. In your HTML file, add a script link to this file BELOW your jQuery script but ABOVE your own script file links: 5.