best practicesIntermediate12 min

Security Best Practices

Secure your API integrations

Implement security best practices for API key management, request signing, data encryption, and compliance requirements.

01

API Key Management

Never expose API keys in client-side code or version control. Use environment variables and secrets management systems.

typescript
class="text-white/class="text-amber-400">30 italic">// DON'T do this
class="text-pink-400">const apiKey = class="text-emerald-class="text-amber-400">400">'sk_live_abc123'; class="text-white/class="text-amber-400">30 italic">// Exposed!

class="text-white/class="text-amber-400">30 italic">// DO this
class="text-pink-400">const apiKey = process.env.OLYMPUS_API_KEY;

class="text-white/class="text-amber-400">30 italic">// For production, use secrets managers
class="text-pink-400">import { SecretsManager } class="text-pink-400">from class="text-emerald-class="text-amber-400">400">'aws-sdk';
class="text-pink-400">const sm = class="text-pink-400">new SecretsManager();
class="text-pink-400">const apiKey = class="text-pink-400">await sm.getSecretValue({
  SecretId: class="text-emerald-class="text-amber-400">400">'olympus/api-key'
}).promise();
02

Request Signing

For sensitive operations, implement request signing to prevent tampering and ensure authenticity.

03

Data Encryption

All Olympus APIs require HTTPS. Additionally, encrypt sensitive data at rest in your database.

04

Access Control

Implement proper access controls for API keys. Use different keys for different environments and rotate regularly.

05

Audit Logging

Log all API calls for security auditing. Include timestamps, endpoints, and user context (but not sensitive data).

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