How to Securely Store Client OpenAI Keys [Source Code Included]

In today's tutorial, I'll be walking you through the essential skill of securely storing your users' OpenAI keys. This comprehensive guide is tailored for developers at all levels who want to ensure the highest security standards in their applications. We'll start by examining 3 common but insecure methods of key storage, discussing the vulnerabilities each method presents. Then, we dive into the best practices for secure storage, followed by a hands-on coding session where we implement the most secure solution.

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Helpful Links From This Video:
- https://clerk.com/
- https://www.cockroachlabs.com/
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 3 Common Vulnerabilities With Storing User Keys
00:57 Vulnerable Scenario 1: Database Only
01:55 Vulnerable Scenario 2: Front End Only
03:01 Vulnerable Scenario 3: FE + BE
04:37 Step-by-Step Solution
07:10 Free Source Code
07:40 Application Overview
08:58 Step 1: Accept User OpenAI Secret Keys
10:24 Step 2: Randomly Generate Encryption Keys
13:42 Step 3: Encrypt OpenAI Key
18:06 Step 4 & 5: Save & Encrypted Keys to Client and Database
24:21 Step 6: Decrypt Encrypted OpenAI Key
29:22 Final Application Demo
31:00 Outro