Google Maps API Key visable - View Source
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jim
Jan 3, 2012, 7:19:45 PM1/3/12
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I am very new to the API - using the javascript apiin an asp.net app -
need to hide my api key (visable when doing view source on the page) -
any suggetions?
Thanjks
need to hide my api key (visable when doing view source on the page) -
any suggetions?
Thanjks
Rossko
Jan 4, 2012, 5:11:59 AM1/4/12
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> I am very new to the API - using the javascript apiin an asp.net app -
> need to hide my api key (visable when doing view source on the page) -
Why do you need to hide it? You can control which domains it is valid
> need to hide my api key (visable when doing view source on the page) -
for at Google's API Console
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial.html#Obtaining_Key
so that it is no use to anybody else
jim
Jan 4, 2012, 10:32:41 AM1/4/12
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I know the docs say that - BUT - I am using the same key in a test
environment at work and a test environment at home - different domains
- and they both work.
Anyway - I would like to know how to hide this from view source - I
know it will be an issues if we go to production with a company key.
On Jan 4, 5:11 am, Rossko <ros...@culzean.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> > I am very new to the API - using the javascript apiin an asp.net app -
> > need to hide my api key (visable when doing view source on the page) -
>
> Why do you need to hide it? You can control which domains it is valid
> for at Google's API Consolehttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial.ht...
environment at work and a test environment at home - different domains
- and they both work.
Anyway - I would like to know how to hide this from view source - I
know it will be an issues if we go to production with a company key.
On Jan 4, 5:11 am, Rossko <ros...@culzean.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> > I am very new to the API - using the javascript apiin an asp.net app -
> > need to hide my api key (visable when doing view source on the page) -
>
> Why do you need to hide it? You can control which domains it is valid
Andrew Leach
Jan 4, 2012, 10:50:46 AM1/4/12
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On 4 January 2012 15:32, jim <jim.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know the docs say that - BUT - I am using the same key in a test
> environment at work and a test environment at home - different domains
> - and they both work.
>
> Anyway - I would like to know how to hide this from view source - I
> know it will be an issues if we go to production with a company key.
> I know the docs say that - BUT - I am using the same key in a test
> environment at work and a test environment at home - different domains
> - and they both work.
>
> Anyway - I would like to know how to hide this from view source - I
> know it will be an issues if we go to production with a company key.
There are issues with keys. Hopefully Thor or Chris or Enoch or Luke
will chime in at some point.
However, you can't hide the key in the source: the browser needs it to
add to the GET request for the API. You *may* be able to use something
like tinyurl to reduce the entire url to something a little more
covert; but (a) the redirection involved may break it; (b) it's hardly
secure.
Marcelo
Jan 4, 2012, 10:52:40 AM1/4/12
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On Jan 4, 8:32 am, jim <jim.p.ev...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Anyway - I would like to know how to hide this from view source - I
> know it will be an issues if we go to production with a company key.
You cannot hide what is sent to the browser. You can obfuscate it, but
>
> Anyway - I would like to know how to hide this from view source - I
> know it will be an issues if we go to production with a company key.
any of the people answering questions in this forum will be able to
get it anyway, and so will a lot of other experienced programmers.
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Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu
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