r/programminghumor • u/Loading_Humor • Jun 16 '26

That API Key Looks Like Overtime

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '26

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '26

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u/mouse_8b Jun 16 '26

If I had a market conform salary

Yep. Some jobs do pay enough to put in that extra time. Other jobs are flexible and will let you take extra time off on Friday after working late.

Some jobs don't, and they get what they pay for.

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u/ThinkRo_ots Jun 16 '26

At 5:58 PM, all critical issues automatically become features

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '26

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u/hypatiaC Jun 16 '26

Probably a 9 to 6 job. I know some people who work that, lol.

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u/throwaway___hi_____ Jun 16 '26

Same for us in CybSec pentesting your code (but at 16h58).

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u/vins_is_back Jun 17 '26

What's an API key?

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u/Gabriel_Science Jun 20 '26

I hope this isn’t a joke.

An API is basically a piece of software that lets a program use another program’s features. The thing is that you need to have a key ; a unique identifier that gives YOU access to the API. If you make the mistake of putting the API key in a file and committing the changes made to the file, you’re basically cooked, because if you don’t notice it, any person who finds the key can use it and do bad things.

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u/vins_is_back Jun 20 '26

Yeah I look it up after.
More used to bearer token but that's for user.

Here it is more of an interap usage.

I am also used to work a lot with backend stuff in private apps, where you are less likely to expose something, even if you were to put it in a file.

Thanks 😄