Hello, several clients of our apps (Commander One and CloudMounter ) can not connect corporate Box accounts, because of administrator restrictions. According to documentation, their account admin should whitelist our app's client ID (https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044195053-Disabled-by-Administrator-Cannot-Use-Application) for them to be able to use our app with Box service.
But, for us as a developer, it is not quite clear whether it is safe and correct to share client ID of our apps?
Question
How safe is sharing an app's client ID with users?
Hi Alex,
Yes, it'll be safe to share the client ID with the admins directly. During the admin app approval process the admin will use the client ID to approve your application, so it'll be a needed step. With that said, don't share your client secret, just the client ID.
- Jon
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