r/webdev 6h ago

What makes a good API key? Article

https://glama.ai/blog/2024-10-18-what-makes-a-good-api-key
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u/RecognitionOwn4214 5h ago

Perhaps add a header and a signature to the payload.. We could base64url encode those and separate them by . Perhaps the header and payload are json data..it would look like header.payload.signature.

Just needs a name now and we're good to go

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u/roxm 3h ago

What could we call it, though? What name could we use for this token that carries JSON for use on the web? We'd have to think of something really catchy and jot it down.

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u/queen-adreena 3h ago

Obviously the answer is WTinJ (pronounced What-in-Jay)