Authentication

The GovDelivery Script Service API uses basic HTTP authentication to ensure the security of data that is passed through the API. In order to use the API, you will need to get an API key from GovDelivery Client Services.

Compress Your API Key

To improve security of the URL endpoint and API key please make sure that it is compressed/minified and “included” as a js file. The act of holding the API key in a separate JavaScript file which is obfuscated and compressed will provide the best security and is a best practice.

Here are a few tools to compress and obfuscate

• http://yui.github.io/yuicompressor/
• https://rubygems.org/gems/uglifier/
• https://javascriptobfuscator.herokuapp.com/

Related Topics

• Accepted Inputs
• Requirements
• Common Uses

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