Title: CF API Key – encrypted?
Last modified: January 7, 2022

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# CF API Key – encrypted?

 *  Resolved [imincognito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imincognito/)
 * (@imincognito)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cf-api-key-encrypted/)
 * just a question – is the CF API key encrypted by the plugin?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [iSaumya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isaumya/)
 * (@isaumya)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cf-api-key-encrypted/#post-15227057)
 * Hi, the CF API key is stored inside a PHP file so the outside world can never
   access it.
 *  Thread Starter [imincognito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imincognito/)
 * (@imincognito)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cf-api-key-encrypted/#post-15229959)
 * Then it’s not encrypted.
 *  Plugin Contributor [iSaumya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isaumya/)
 * (@isaumya)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cf-api-key-encrypted/#post-15234391)
 * Hi [@imincognito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imincognito/),
    First of
   all, if your question is if your CF API is cryptographically encrypted inside
   the plugin the answer is no. It is not. The reason it is not done in that way
   is to ensure that the server do not have to work extra hard to encrypt decrypt
   the API Key/Token all the time before sending an API request. As on a low end
   shared server this might add much extra cost.
 * Moreover, your API key is stored inside a PHP file instead of any other static
   file like JSON. The reason it is done that way is to ensure even if someone tries
   to access the file they will get noting in return as it is a PHP file.
 * I hope this helps.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cf-api-key-encrypted/#post-15234391)
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