How to securely store OAuth2 “ClientID” and “Client Secret” in a bash script?
I was writing a bash script for Gmail that would authorize itself using OAuth2, and make API calls using the received tokens. It worked.
But I'm in a dilemma concerning how to store the ClientID and Client Secret of my application, because my scripts are open source and on GitHub. They are necessary for the authorization process and I can't think of a way to store them.
A workaround which I've thought is to ask the users to generate their own OAuth2 credentials and fill them in the program or source them as bash variables. But this doesn't satisfy me since I want my script to behave as a full-fledged application, that is users from anywhere in the world should use the same pair of ClientID and Client Secret. That way I'll be able to monitor my script's usage using the API console.
Is it possible to do so?
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I was writing a bash script for Gmail that would authorize itself using OAuth2, and make API calls using the received tokens. It worked.
But I'm in a dilemma concerning how to store the ClientID and Client Secret of my application, because my scripts are open source and on GitHub. They are necessary for the authorization process and I can't think of a way to store them.
A workaround which I've thought is to ask the users to generate their own OAuth2 credentials and fill them in the program or source them as bash variables. But this doesn't satisfy me since I want my script to behave as a full-fledged application, that is users from anywhere in the world should use the same pair of ClientID and Client Secret. That way I'll be able to monitor my script's usage using the API console.
Is it possible to do so?
bash shell-script security api gmail
asked 4 mins ago
Utkarsh VermaUtkarsh Verma
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I was writing a bash script for Gmail that would authorize itself using OAuth2, and make API calls using the received tokens. It worked.
But I'm in a dilemma concerning how to store the ClientID and Client Secret of my application, because my scripts are open source and on GitHub. They are necessary for the authorization process and I can't think of a way to store them.
A workaround which I've thought is to ask the users to generate their own OAuth2 credentials and fill them in the program or source them as bash variables. But this doesn't satisfy me since I want my script to behave as a full-fledged application, that is users from anywhere in the world should use the same pair of ClientID and Client Secret. That way I'll be able to monitor my script's usage using the API console.
Is it possible to do so?
bash shell-script security api gmail
asked 4 mins ago
Utkarsh VermaUtkarsh Verma
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Utkarsh Verma is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I was writing a bash script for Gmail that would authorize itself using OAuth2, and make API calls using the received tokens. It worked.
But I'm in a dilemma concerning how to store the ClientID and Client Secret of my application, because my scripts are open source and on GitHub. They are necessary for the authorization process and I can't think of a way to store them.
A workaround which I've thought is to ask the users to generate their own OAuth2 credentials and fill them in the program or source them as bash variables. But this doesn't satisfy me since I want my script to behave as a full-fledged application, that is users from anywhere in the world should use the same pair of ClientID and Client Secret. That way I'll be able to monitor my script's usage using the API console.
Is it possible to do so?
bash shell-script security api gmail
bash shell-script security api gmail
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