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The Predictive Ecosystem Analyzer (PEcAn) is an integrated ecological bioinformatics toolbox.

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API key authentication for REST API's #3013

Closed koolgax99 closed 1 year ago

koolgax99 commented 2 years ago

Description

This feature will introduce the concept of API keys in the PEcAn REST API's, an API key shall be passed by the user in the header X-API-Key

The API would be more secure now and in the future we can use this API key to track the requests from the user.

Review Time Estimate

[x] Immediately
[ ] Within one week
[ ] When possible

Types of changes

[ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
[x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
[ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)

Checklist:

[ ] My change requires a change to the documentation.
[ ] My name is in the list of CITATION.cff
[ ] I have updated the CHANGELOG.md.
[ ] I have updated the documentation accordingly.
[ ] I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
[ ] I have added tests to cover my changes.
[ ] All new and existing tests passed.