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=== Security === | === Security === | ||
In order to prevent unauthorised access to private character/corporation data, the API uses an ''API Key''. This is a randomly-generated string that essentially works as a password for API calls. Account owners generate their own API keys through [http://www.eveonline.com/api/ this page]. Note that at time of writing, a new API Key system allowing more granular access permissions was in development, and is discussed [http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=912 here]. | In order to prevent unauthorised access to private character/corporation data, the API uses an ''API Key''. This is a randomly-generated string that essentially works as a password for API calls. Account owners generate their own API keys through [http://www.eveonline.com/api/ this page]. That page also informs you of your unique numeric user ID, which is used in API calls instead of your username. This allows a degree of trust with third-party applications, in that they neither need to know your login name or password. | ||
Note that at time of writing, a new API Key system allowing more granular access permissions was in development, and is discussed [http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=912 here]. | |||
== API Functions == | == API Functions == | ||