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It's not a password, it's an API Key. A GUID is 16 bytes represented as 36 characters with hypens but we consider those secure. Even Stripe's private keys are k

by jabart 3y ago

It's not a password, it's an API Key. A GUID is 16 bytes represented as 36 characters with hypens but we consider those secure. Even Stripe's private keys are kinda short but their restricted keys are not.

Dylan16807 3y ago
> It's not a password, it's an API Key. I don't see the difference. > A GUID is 16 bytes represented as 36 characters with hypens but we consider those secure. That's about twice as many bytes. That's an exponential difference in security.