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Yandex Dictionary API Key

Service Name: Yandex Dictionary API

Service Description: Yandex Dictionary API is a service that provides dictionary lookup capabilities, allowing developers to integrate translation and dictionary functionality into their applications. It supports multiple languages and provides word definitions, translations, synonyms, and examples.

Service Address: https://yandex.com/dev/dictionary/

Validation Type: API Auth

IP Allow list: Does not exist

Secret Access Scope: Grants access to the Yandex Dictionary API endpoints for translation and dictionary lookup services.

Secret Revokement URL: https://yandex.com/dev/dictionary/keys/

Secret Example: dict.1.1.20240501T123456Z.0123456789abcdef.0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567

Suspicious Activity Investigation Instructions:

  • Review API usage logs for unusual patterns or excessive requests.
  • Check for unauthorized applications or services using your API key.
  • Monitor for requests from unexpected geographic locations.
  • Look for dictionary lookups of sensitive terms or patterns that might indicate data scraping.
  • Verify if the API key is being used within expected rate limits.

Mitigation Instructions:

  • Log in to your Yandex Developer account.
  • Navigate to the API Keys section in your developer dashboard.
  • Find the compromised API key and revoke/delete it.
  • Generate a new API key to replace the compromised one.
  • Update your applications with the new API key.
  • Implement proper API key storage practices (environment variables, secret management services).
  • Consider implementing additional security measures like request origin validation.
  • Review and adjust rate limits for your API usage if necessary.