recaptcha private key security question

[vandel212]

Hi, I got the code to get recaptcha working from here:

http://wiki.recaptcha.net/index.php/Overview#ASP.NET


It seems to be working fine except I have one concern. It says to
place the control on your html page like this:


<recaptcha:RecaptchaControl
ID="recaptcha"
runat="server"
PublicKey="your_public_key"
PrivateKey="your_private_key"
/>


won't people be able to see my public and private key by simply
viewing the source code?


What can I do to encrypt that information so no one can see it?


Thanks.

[tirna]

In PHP the keys are included in the actual php code and so cannot be viewed by the end user because php sends back to the browser only html output from the php file.

Isn't it the same in ASP?

[vandel212]

I believe you are right, thank you for the response.