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You need the API key to be long enough to be unguessable. Otherwise, I could get free stuff by just guessing someone else's key. This is significantly longer t
by katrielalex 10y ago
You need the API key to be long enough to be unguessable. Otherwise, I could get free stuff by just guessing someone else's key.
This is significantly longer than what you need to avoid a collision. The idea of having a three-character key is just crazy.
- abrookewood 10y agoI thought he was just using that as an example to see what the risk of collision was - not actually suggesting that they be used.