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Security

Pathfix keys

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pathfix allows you to authorize your users and access the data on their behalf for this purpose, there are 2 types of keys provided and referenced by pathfix public key private key public key the public key is provided by pathfix to associate each application with the integrations chosen this is the application identifier in pathfix that allows us to identify which application to check for the integration settings within pathfix click on keys on the left nav bar click to copy the public key private key there are times when you will need extra layer of security while accessing this data this is where the pathfix private key comes into play the private key is also application based and is an added layer of protection that you can apply to your calls to the provider this can be found in the keys section using the private key simply include the private key in the query string parameter, like so https //labs pathfix com/oauth/method/\[provider]/call?public key=\[pathfix public key]\&userid=\[your app user id]\&private key=\[pathfix private key] when to use the private key use the private key when additional security is required these are some scenarios where you can include it when testing api calls in postman when using server to server calls when you get an error ip blocked you can choose to include the private key by default to all your calls when not to use the private key do not use the private key when making calls to pathfix api using javascript client code see more on security setting for pathfix at javascript origins firewall docid 5r9fhmqxiw1cqac0y9ew9 and ip firewall docid\ nv96vp 2bxhbg n5dttky need additional help? reach out to us at support\@pathfix com