I need to make a query to one of Google's services. I read this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1656446/download-csv-from-google-insight-for-search/1656817#1656817
The copied and pasted code from that question is:
using (var client = new WebClient())
{
// TODO: put your real email and password in the request string
var response = client.DownloadString("https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin?accountType=GOOGLE&[email protected]&Passwd=secret&service=trendspro&source=test-test-v1");
// The SID is the first line in the response
var sid = response.Split('\n')[0];
client.Headers.Add("Cookie", sid);
byte[] csv = client.DownloadData("http://www.google.com/insights/search/overviewReport?q=test&cmpt=q&content=1&export=2");
// TODO: do something with the downloaded csv file:
Console.WriteLine(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(csv));
File.WriteAllBytes("report.csv", csv);
}
and I want to know whether sending the password in the string is secure or can it be grabbed?
If this is not secured, how should it be done?