What is the difference between API key and private key?

Very generally speaking: An API key simply identifies you. If there is a public/private distinction, then the public key is one that you can distribute to others, to allow them to get some subset of information about you from the api. The private key is for your use only, and provides access to all of your data.

What is the difference between public key encryption and private key encryption?

Private Key is used to both encrypt and decrypt the data and is shared between the sender and receiver of encrypted data. The public key is only used to encrypt data and to decrypt the data, the private key is used and is shared. The private key mechanism is faster. The public key mechanism is slower.

How is the secret key different from public key?

In secret key encryption, a single shared key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message, while in public-key encryption, different two keys are used, both related to each other by a complex mathematical process.

What is API key and secret key?

The API Key and API Key Secret are essentially software-level credentials that allow a program to access your account without the need for providing your actual username and password to the software. From there you should see an API Access Keys section that allows you to manage your API Keys.

What is the difference between public and private settings for Web services?

A private API is an application programming interface that has its application hosted with in-house developers. Private API contrasts with a public API, which is a service offered by a party who provides outside access to internal resources. EBay is one example of a public API interface.

Are API keys unique?

An application programming interface key (API key) is a unique code that is passed in to an API to identify the calling application or user.

What is API key in API gateway?

API keys are alphanumeric string values that you distribute to application developer customers to grant access to your API. You can generate an API key in API Gateway, or import it into API Gateway from an external source. For more information, see Set up API keys using the API Gateway console.

Where is my API secret key?

The API secret key is used to identify your account. You will be asked to provide one to connect to some of our services like the Google Sheets Add-on and the API functionalities. You can find your API secret key in the API page on your dashboard. You can also create new API keys in the same section if necessary.

What does a private API mean?

Private APIs A private API is an interface that opens parts of an organization’s backend data and application functionality for use by developers working within (or contractors working for) that organization.