risk scenario
Proxy services both require the transmission of keys and may run on public servers, with the potential for key disclosure.
protective measure
- environment variableInstead of hardcoding the key in the script, use export API_KEY=xxx to inject the key.
- privilege control: chmod 600 sets scripts to be read and written by the owner only
- network isolation: Proxy servers should have IP whitelisting and request frequency limits.
- Key Rotation: Periodic API key replacement via Anthropic console
Emergency program
When leakage is detected, you should immediately: 1) revoke the current key 2) check the server logs to trace the leakage path 3) conduct a security audit of the proxy service. It is recommended to use a professional key management tool such as Vault.
This answer comes from the articleClaude Proxy: Proxy tool to convert Claude API to OpenAI formatThe
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