Custom Metadata Types: Your Recipe for API Key Security Test : Algo
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Imagine we are running a top-secret sandwich joint, and we've got the most delicious secret sauce recipe that's known to humankind. Now, we don’t want to share our secret with anyone, but insiders should know the secret ! In this world of our Salesforce development, our secret sauce is the API key and endpoint URL we need for secure API integration. But worry not; we've got a clever trick for us: Custom Metadata Types!
The Problem: Hardcoding Secrets
While coding we shouldn’t hardcode our API key and endpoint URL. It’s like leaking out our secret sauce recipe on the internet. It's not only insecure but also a recipe for disaster. People can misuse our API key and cause havoc.
The Solution: Custom Metadata Types
Here comes our savior, Custom Metadata Types. They work like our Salesforce Objects, and we can create records to store our API key and endpoint URL. It’s a good way right, to store our sneaky API keys!
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October 10, 2023 at 03:35PM
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