Apache Shiro

Apache Shiro Authentication API

The Authentication API from Apache Shiro — 3 operation(s) for authentication.

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Operations 3

POST /auth/logout Apache Shiro Logout #

POST /auth/token Apache Shiro Generate Token #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Apache Shiro REST Authentication API
  description: Apache Shiro is a powerful Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management. This OpenAPI represents the logical REST surface of a Shiro-secured application providing auth and session management endpoints.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Apache Shiro
    url: https://shiro.apache.org/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://app.example.com/api
  description: Shiro-secured Application API
tags:
- name: Authentication
paths:
  /auth/login:
    post:
      operationId: login
      summary: Apache Shiro Login
      description: Authenticate a user with username and password credentials using Apache Shiro.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: RANDOM
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoginRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Authentication successful
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoginResponse'
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
  /auth/logout:
    post:
      operationId: logout
      summary: Apache Shiro Logout
      description: Invalidate the current Shiro session and log out the authenticated user.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: RANDOM
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Logout successful
  /auth/token:
    post:
      operationId: generateToken
      summary: Apache Shiro Generate Token
      description: Generate a JWT or remember-me token for stateless authentication.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: RANDOM
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoginRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token generated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    LoginRequest:
      type: object
      description: User login credentials
      required:
      - username
      - password
      properties:
        username:
          type: string
          description: Username or email
        password:
          type: string
          description: User password
        rememberMe:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to set remember-me cookie
    TokenResponse:
      type: object
      description: JWT or token-based authentication response
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
          description: Authentication token
        tokenType:
          type: string
          description: Token type (e.g. Bearer)
        expiresIn:
          type: integer
          description: Token expiry in seconds
        principal:
          type: string
          description: Authenticated principal
    LoginResponse:
      type: object
      description: Successful authentication response
      properties:
        sessionId:
          type: string
          description: Shiro session identifier
        principal:
          type: string
          description: Authenticated principal name
        roles:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Roles assigned to the user
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Explicit permissions granted to the user