Clarify API Keys vs Application Identifier

[amirhmoradi]

What?

In 'Settings' menu, 'Api Keys' tab, I am not expecting to have my 'Application identifier', it is confusing.

On the other hand, to enable HMAC for subscriberId encryption, the documentation does not make it clear enough and I got confused between API key and Application identifier to use for hashing.

Why?

To make it easier for developers to understand the mechanism and have a better integration experience.

How?

Either the tab name may be changed from 'Api Keys' to something more generic, or the application identifier can be moved somewhere else like below the "Development / Production" switch thingy.

Also the documentation shall be updated to make it clear that the API key is used to create the HMAC and not the APP ID.

Other information

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[Nike682631]

@scopsy Is this issue available to work on?

[scopsy]

Sure @Nike682631 do you have some ideas on how this can be solved and be more clear? Maybe see how other applications treat those situations?

[Susmita-Dey]

I want to take this up but not sure how to solve it. Maybe I can try it out after my exams(20th Jan)

[Vrishabhsk]

Hi can i pick this up?

[p-fernandez]

@nknyshov what do you think about this suggestion and the current state of our Settings menu and the API keys tab? Do you think there is room to improve?

[mpatwa98]

I would like to work on this. Can you assign it to me?

[davidsoderberg]

@mpatwa98 you are now assigned :)

[mpatwa98]

Can you help me with where to start and how to implement it? @davidsoderberg

[davidsoderberg]

Please ask in discord and we will help you out :)

[Naushad-ansarintiw]

hey @amirhmoradi or @davidsoderberg can i do something "Use this API key to interact with the Novu API and create the HMAC encryption" or Moved the Application identifier below development/production>..

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