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On the DApp submission process it says I have to request an API key. What is the purpose of this API key (do i have to use it anywhere in the code) and where do I store it inside the app (code) safely?</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <span class='post-likes'></span> </div> </div> <div id='post_2' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" rel='nofollow' href='https://forum.developer.samsung.com/u/shuvo.saha'><span itemprop='name'>shuvo.saha</span></a> </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2021-03-03T03:33:44Z' class='post-time'> March 3, 2021, 3:33am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2021-03-03T03:33:44Z'> <span itemprop='position'>2</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Hello <a class="mention" href="/u/pabz">@pabz</a> ,</p> <p>Hope you are doing well! An API key is needed for using the Samsung Blockchain Keystore cold wallet through Samsung Blockchain Platform SDK.</p> <p>You can register to get the API Key from <a href="https://developer.samsung.com/partner/SamsungBlockchain/form?formName=Samsung%20Blockchain%20Keystore&goBack=/blockchain/keystore/overview.html">here</a>. After obtaining the API Key you need to use this in your <code>AndroidMainfest.xml</code> file. To learn more please check Step 7 of the <a href="https://developer.samsung.com/blockchain/keystore/programing-guide/getting-started.html">Getting Started guide</a>.</p> <p>PS: If you find this answer helpful please press the “like” button so that others can find it more easily.</p> <p>Best Regards,<br> Shuvo<br> Samsung Developer Program</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="1" /> <span class='post-likes'>1 Like</span> </div> </div> </div> <div id="related-topics" class="more-topics__list " role="complementary" aria-labelledby="related-topics-title"> <h3 id="related-topics-title" class="more-topics__list-title"> Related topics </h3> <div class="topic-list-container" itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ItemList'> <meta itemprop='itemListOrder' content='http://schema.org/ItemListOrderDescending'> 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