Google CSE can easily be stolen?

[Sumedh]

Hi Friends,

I saw that we just need to put a Google CSE ID in the API to use
it...and it can be used on any site...

So, does it mean that any one can use any pre-created search engine
and use it for his own purpose without any security barrier?

Is it intentional and the CSE is fundamentally meant to be shared?

[Jeremy Geerdes]

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[searchtools-avi]

If you think about it, the CSE is a nice version of calling the web
search engine and limiting it to site:example.com. Since anyone can
do that, there's no reason to make the CSE more secure.

If you are looking for search behind a firewall or access control, you
can't use the CSE. There are plenty of other good search engines.

Best of luck,

Avi