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I am wondering how does Google Maps Android v2 API key verification work? (I know how to request key and use it in an Android project.)

I am just interested in the method how it checks the app signature and use it to verify the requests on server side.

Is it possible to use a similar method to authorize users of my custom API, and be sure that nobody else use it, only through my signed app?

(This is a similar question, but it is about the browser version: How does Google Maps secure their API Key? How to make something similar?, it has nothing related to Android app signature)

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Do you have an answer for this? –  idog 5 hours ago
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