AppKey vs App Access Key

Application Development
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Can someone confirm the difference between a TTN AppKey (Used to generate session keys) and a TTN App Access Key (Used for MQTT authentication)?

I am wondering if they are actually the same thing but just displayed differently in HEX or Base64.

Thanks,

Mark

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You are correct.

The AppKey is specified by LoRaWAN and is used for activating LoRaWAN devices. The naming is a bit unfortunate, and I hope that we can change this in the future. For more info about LoRaWAN security, see this wiki page.

The Access Key has nothing to do with LoRaWAN, but is a “password” that you can use to authenticate with your application in TTN.

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Thanks for the clarification!

Mark

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So where is the App access key hidden pls?

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https://staging.thethingsnetwork.org/applications/(app eui)/getting-data idiot! OK I know now! 3 seconds after the posting.