Cernion Authentication API

OIDC/SAML session bootstrap and verification

Operations 6

GET /api/auth/oidc/login Start OIDC login (foundation) #
GET /api/auth/oidc/callback OIDC callback (foundation mode — disabled by default) #
POST /api/auth/saml/acs SAML ACS callback (foundation mode — disabled by default) #
POST /api/auth/refresh Refresh csess_ session #
POST /api/auth/logout Logout csess_ session #
POST /api/auth/verify Verify csess_ session #

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OpenAPI Specification

cernion-de-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cernion Energy Tools Authentication API
  version: 0.99.22
  description: 'MicroService Agent System for Energy Markets - REST API with AI integration.


    CERNION_TOKEN: request at https://cernion.de/ or by email: dev@stromdao.com.


    For the public instance at https://api.cernion.de/, create your token at https://cernion.de/cet-token/.'
servers:
- url: https://api.cernion.de
  description: API Server
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: OIDC/SAML session bootstrap and verification
paths:
  /api/auth/oidc/login:
    get:
      summary: Start OIDC login (foundation)
      tags:
      - Authentication
      operationId: auth_oidcLogin
      parameters:
      - name: state
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          example: state-123
      - name: nonce
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          example: nonce-123
      - name: scope
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          example: openid profile email groups
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TokenQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /api/auth/oidc/callback:
    get:
      summary: OIDC callback (foundation mode — disabled by default)
      tags:
      - Authentication
      operationId: auth_oidcCallback
      parameters:
      - name: code
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          example: oidc-code-abc
      - name: state
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          example: state-123
      - name: claims
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          description: Foundation mode claim payload as JSON string.
          example: '{"sub":"user-1","groups":["cernion-approver"]}'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TokenQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      description: ⚠️ Builds a session directly from the caller-supplied `claims` payload — no authorization-code exchange, no ID-token signature validation. This is a full authentication bypass if reachable with a real OIDC provider configured, so it is disabled unless `AUTH_FOUNDATION_MODE=true` is explicitly set (local development/demos only). Returns 501 otherwise.
  /api/auth/saml/acs:
    post:
      summary: SAML ACS callback (foundation mode — disabled by default)
      tags:
      - Authentication
      operationId: auth_samlAcs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TokenQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      description: ⚠️ Builds a session directly from the caller-supplied `payload` — no SAML assertion signature validation against `settings.saml.cert`. This is a full authentication bypass if reachable with a real SAML IdP configured, so it is disabled unless `AUTH_FOUNDATION_MODE=true` is explicitly set (local development/demos only). Returns 501 otherwise.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                payload:
                  type: object
                  example:
                    nameID: user@example.com
                token:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional Cernion MCP token for this request. Overrides CERNION_TOKEN when provided.
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  payload:
                    nameID: user@example.com
                    groups:
                    - cernion-approver
  /api/auth/refresh:
    post:
      summary: Refresh csess_ session
      tags:
      - Authentication
      operationId: auth_refresh
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TokenQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                token:
                  type: string
                  example: csess_...
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  token: csess_demo_token
  /api/auth/logout:
    post:
      summary: Logout csess_ session
      tags:
      - Authentication
      operationId: auth_logout
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TokenQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                token:
                  type: string
                  example: csess_...
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  token: csess_demo_token
  /api/auth/verify:
    post:
      summary: Verify csess_ session
      tags:
      - Authentication
      operationId: auth_verify
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TokenQuery'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                token:
                  type: string
                  example: csess_...
                trackUsage:
                  type: boolean
                  default: false
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  token: csess_demo_token
                  trackUsage: true
components:
  parameters:
    TokenQuery:
      name: token
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Optional Cernion MCP token as URL query parameter. If provided, it overrides CERNION_TOKEN for this request. Prefer Authorization Bearer header in production to reduce token exposure in URLs/logs.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Optional Cernion MCP token. If not provided, falls back to CERNION_TOKEN from environment. Request token at https://cernion.de/ or by email: dev@stromdao.com.'