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title: "API Key Authentication Best Practices"
description: "Learn best practices for API key authentication, including key generation, storage, rotation, and how to secure your APIs with Zuplo's built-in API key management."
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watchUrl: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyOmiczY1g"
date: "2022-12-14"
duration: "25:55"
categories: ["API Security"]
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# API Key Authentication Best Practices

Learn best practices for API key authentication, including key generation, storage, rotation, and how to secure your APIs with Zuplo's built-in API key management.

**Watch:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyOmiczY1g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyOmiczY1g)

- Duration: 25:55
- Published: 2022-12-14
- Categories: API Security

## Related Resources

- **[API Key Authentication & Authorization](https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/api-key-authentication)** (docs) — How API key authentication and authorization works in Zuplo.
- **[API Keys Overview](https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/api-key-management)** (docs) — Overview of Zuplo's fully managed API key management service.
- **[API Key Leak Detection](https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/api-key-leak-detection)** (docs) — Detect and respond to leaked API keys with Zuplo's built-in leak detection.