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		phire 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My adventure in designing API keys I don't think it counts as a signature, because it can't be verified without revealing the same secret used to create it.

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ben-schaaf 9 days ago [–]

You're right, the correct term seems to be MAC (Message Authentication Code).

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