Lesson plan
API key
An application programming interface (API) key is a secret unique identifier used to authenticate and authorize a user, developer, or calling program to an API. Cloud computing providers such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services recommend that API keys only be used to authenticate projects, rather than human users.
Article summary
An application programming interface (API) key is a secret unique identifier used to authenticate and authorize a user, developer, or calling program to an API. Cloud computing providers such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services recommend that API keys only be used to authenticate projects, rather than human users.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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