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How do you secure your Firebase API keys on client-side apps?
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Hey Reader, Do you need to hide your Firebase API keys in your web or mobile apps? About 3 or 4 time a month someone asks this questions, they are worried that since our apps are client-side code (HTML, CSS, JS), someone can see their Firebase credentials and mess with their data. I understand why this is a concern. People want to keep their data private (ALL OF IT!). But thereās one thing we need to know about Firebase API keys. The fact that someone knows your apiKey is not a security risk alone. The apiKey primarily identifies your Firebase project. Knowing your apiKey doesnāt mean people can instantly hack all your data, it just means that they can connect to your app/project. For example: I have no problem sharing the Firebase apiKey in all of the apps I have in Github, A LOT of people use my apps to test their stuff. You can only use the public part of the app, the part youāre allowed to use. Then, how do you secure your data? āLearn how to secure your Firebase app with security rules, authentication, API blockage, and more. P.S: Anything I can help right now? Or are you working on something cool you'd like to share? Hit reply and let me know š¬ |
Jorge Vergara
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