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Discussion on the Security Risks of Exposed Search API Key

TLDR Sachyya inquired about potential security risks of an exposed search API key. Kishore Nallan clarified that there was no risk as the search key is meant to be exposed.

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Oct 20, 2022 (11 months ago)
Sachyya
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Sachyya
10:57 AM
Is there any security risk if the search api key is exposed?
Kishore Nallan
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Kishore Nallan
11:03 AM
No, since the search key is scoped to only the search end-point, it's meant to be exposed so that the search requests can be made directly from the browser.
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Sachyya
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Sachyya
11:14 AM
Okay.
Thank you for the info.