Hiding private details from open source projects

Question

I have a .net github project that is basically a wrapper around a web API. In the test project, I am calling to the API using an API key. I need to keep this key private, how do

Answer 1

One option is to use .config files instead of having secret keys hardcoded in sources.

More info Using Settings in C# and step-by-step guide

   
      
   



var secretKey = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("SecretKey");