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they should be prefixed with something human readable so you can tell a service bot api key from a human developer api key or whatever.
by fragmede 8mo ago
they should be prefixed with something human readable so you can tell a service bot api key from a human developer api key or whatever.
- PunchyHamster 8mo agohahahaha as if humans wouldn't just give their hey to the bot
- sethammons 8mo agoThat misses the point. The point is for easy validation that the key was generated appropriately. Many api keys have a standard prefix for just this reason. It especially helps on documentation where the key name might be confused with the value: "your key starts with hnkey-"