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Sick of Acronyms
Personal blog · rammic.github.iosecurityprogramming
Sick of Acronyms is a personal blog at rammic.github.io about security and programming. Since 2015, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “Hiding Secrets in Android Apps”. The last post was in 2015, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The only comment does not mention the blog's writing. It answers an Ask HN on restricting API access to a web app, arguing that a secret key cannot be kept safe in an app on user-controlled devices.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Hiding Secrets in Android Apps3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2015-07-29
What Hacker News says?
Where is this app running? Is it only on devices you control, or is it running on devices you don't control (i.e. users' phones, computers, etc.)? If it's running only on devices that are fully in your control, the solution is easy: make the app authenticate with your API using a large, cryptographically secure-random secret key [1]. But if it's the latter, what you're asking for is generally not possible. A compete…
Comment linking /2015/07/28/hiding-secrets-in-android-apps/
on “Ask HN: How do I ensure access to my API only from my webapp”Submitted Hiding Secrets in Android Apps as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hiding Secrets in Android Apps [2015] as a story · 1 points
HN discussion