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i don't understand what do you mean. how can i do that? f.e. how would i do that with AWS API? the thing with chromium is: it is open source (you can find the

by gondo 9y ago

i don't understand what do you mean. how can i do that? f.e. how would i do that with AWS API? the thing with chromium is: it is open source (you can find the credentials), it is meant to be used on any computer via any IP (you can't whitelist API requests)

ktta 9y ago
>the thing with chromium is: it is open source (you can find the credentials) No, you have to get your own API keys via Google Cloud API Manager before building chromium. That's the reason why Chromium on Windows doesn't let you log in. I presume Chromium on linux distros will use an API key of the package maintainer. Also, in most closed source binaries (which chrome is a part because it has binary blobs not present in Chromium - see Google Cast, etc) you will have to sign a EULA where you agree to no disassemble and use that API key, so doing so is illegal too.
Gaelan 9y ago
Chromium != chrome. It doesn’t add much security, but I bet the API keys are added as part of whatever process google uses to build chrome from the chromium source