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Best Practices for Securely using API keys

When you use API keys in your applications, take care to keep them secure, do the following Steps - 1.      Do not embed API keys directly in code 2.      Do not store API keys in files inside your application's source tree 3.      Restrict your API keys to be used by only the IP addresses, referrer URLs, and mobile apps that need them 4.      Delete unneeded API keys 5.      Regenerate your API keys periodically 6.      Review your code before publicly releasing it. Stayed Informed - 15 Best ASP.Net MVC Tutorial & Examples Setting up API keys, do the following Steps to create your application's API key - 1.      Go to the Cloud Platform Console. 2.      From the projects list, select a project or create a new one. 3.      If the APIs & services page isn't already open, open t...