Questions tagged [api-key]

The API key acts as a unique code utilized by computer programs to communicate with an application programming interface (API). It serves the purpose of identifying the specific program, its developer, or the user accessing the website through the API calls.

Ways to Safeguard Your API Key with HERE Map on the Client-Side

My current challenge involves concealing my API key from being visible in the network tab of a browser. Below are some GET requests I made to HERE Map, where the API key is exposed: https://1.base.maps.ls.hereapi.com/maptile/2.1/info?xnlp=CL_JSMv3.1.30.4&a ...

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Guide on sending the API key to an API gateway through a request header with Jquery AJAX

I am facing an issue posting JSON data to an AWS API gateway that is protected by an API key. I managed to make the POST request successfully using Postman by adding the x-api-key header. However, I am struggling to achieve the same with JQuery code. How c ...

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What is the best method for securing my API key within the script.js file while utilizing dotenv?

My goal is to conceal my API key using dotenv. Interestingly, when I replace require('dotenv').config(); with my actual API key in the code as apiKey: process.env.API_KEY, it works fine despite not using process.env.API_KEY. I made sure to inst ...

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What is the best location to securely store API keys for my NodeJS application that is deployed using Elastic Beanstalk?

After developing an application using NodeJS that interacts with multiple third-party paid services via their API, I've taken precautions by refraining from committing the file containing these valuable API keys to my repository. However, as I prepare ...

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Integrate AngularJS with Laravel using API keys

I am currently developing an application that utilizes Laravel for the backend and AngularJS for the front-end. The user authentication process between the front-end and the API is quite simple, as JSON web-tokens (JWT) are used. This particular tutorial ...

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What is the best way to securely store my API keys on Heroku while ensuring my app can still access them?

I have recently completed developing a Node application and I am now in the process of deploying it on Heroku. Within my app, I utilize various API keys which are stored in a separate file that is accessed using exports throughout the application. The API ...

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