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Playground Key

This key is intended for development and testing. It allows you to define and experiment with policies directly in your code. Features that rely on the Argus Platform, such as assets and saved analytics, are not available with this key.

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Runtime Security Key

This key is designed for production applications and is required to unlock the full suite of Argus Platform features. Use this key to connect your application to policies managed in the UI, organize data with assets, track conversations with sessions, and save all scan results for in-depth analytics.

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Best Practice: Environment Variables

To keep your keys secure and avoid hardcoding them in your source code, it is strongly recommended to use environment variables. 
# Set the variable in your shell
export ARGUS_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
The SDK can then be initialized by reading the key from the environment.