A10 Networks Authentication API

Session sign-on and sign-off

Operations 2

POST /axapi/v3/auth Sign On To ACOS #
POST /axapi/v3/logoff Sign Off From ACOS #

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OpenAPI Specification

a10-networks-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: A10 Networks ACOS aXAPI v3 Authentication API
  description: 'The ACOS aXAPI is a RESTful HTTPS interface for configuring and operating A10 Networks Thunder Application Delivery Controllers and DDoS protection devices running ACOS (Application Centric Operating System). The aXAPI v3 surface is exhaustive (the Terraform provider exposes 3,627 resources): this profile captures the authentication flow and the core Server Load Balancing (SLB) configuration surface — virtual servers, real servers, service groups, and health monitors — which are the most commonly automated objects across ACOS deployments. ACOS 4.0.0 through ACOS 7.0.2 are supported.

    '
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: A10 Networks Support
    url: https://www.a10networks.com/support
  license:
    name: A10 Networks End User License Agreement
    url: https://www.a10networks.com/company/legal/end-user-license-agreement/
servers:
- url: https://{thunder-host}
  description: ACOS Thunder Appliance, vThunder VM, or vThunder Container (customer-hosted)
  variables:
    thunder-host:
      default: thunder.example.com
      description: Hostname or IP address of the ACOS device or vThunder instance.
security:
- A10Signature: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: Session sign-on and sign-off
paths:
  /axapi/v3/auth:
    post:
      summary: Sign On To ACOS
      description: 'Authenticate with the ACOS device and receive a signature token. The returned signature must be sent in the `Authorization: A10 <signature>` header for every subsequent aXAPI request. Sessions expire after the device-configured idle timeout.

        '
      operationId: signOnToAcos
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Authenticated; returned signature must be reused in the Authorization header.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthResponse'
        '401':
          description: Invalid credentials.
  /axapi/v3/logoff:
    post:
      summary: Sign Off From ACOS
      description: Terminate the authenticated session and invalidate the signature.
      operationId: signOffFromAcos
      tags:
      - Authentication
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session terminated.
components:
  schemas:
    AuthResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        authresponse:
          type: object
          properties:
            signature:
              type: string
              description: 'Session signature; supply as `Authorization: A10 <signature>` on subsequent calls.'
            description:
              type: string
    AuthRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - credentials
      properties:
        credentials:
          type: object
          required:
          - username
          - password
          properties:
            username:
              type: string
              description: Local ACOS administrator username.
            password:
              type: string
              format: password
              description: Local ACOS administrator password.
  securitySchemes:
    A10Signature:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Signature returned from POST /axapi/v3/auth, sent as `Authorization: A10 <signature>`.

        '