# Fortanix Session API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-session-api/  
**Provider:** Fortanix — https://apis.io/providers/fortanix/  
**Base URL:** https://amer.smartkey.io  
**Documentation:** https://support.fortanix.com/apidocs/dsm-introduction

Fortanix Session API is one of 51 APIs that [Fortanix](https://apis.io/providers/fortanix/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Session. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

The Session API from Fortanix — 11 operation(s) for session.

## Operations (11)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/auth/discover` | Returns the available auth methods for the given user email. Example: password, ldap, oauth, etc. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/auth` | Create a session for a user or an app. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/config_2fa/auth` | Unlock two factor configuration. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/config_2fa/terminate` | Lock two factor configuration. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/reauth` | Create a new session for an App using an existing session bearer token. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/auth/2fa/recovery_code` | Use a backup recovery code to complete authentication. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/refresh` | Perform a no-op to keep session from expiring. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/select_account` | Select one of user's account to proceed. Even if the user has only one account, this needs to be called. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/aws_temporary_credentials` | This sets AWS temporary credentials in the session so that calls to AWS backed groups use these credentials. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide... |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/terminate` | Terminate the current session. |
| POST | `/sys/v1/session/auth/2fa/u2f` | Use of U2F is deprecated, this endpoint will return BadRequest. |

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fortanix/refs/heads/main/openapi/fortanix-session-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://support.fortanix.com/docs/dsm-rest-apis
- **APIReference** — https://support.fortanix.com/apidocs/dsm-introduction
- **APIReference** — https://support.fortanix.com/apidocs/armor-ki-introduction
- **Documentation** — https://support.fortanix.com/docs/fortanix-armor-rest-apis

## Other Fortanix APIs (12)

- [Fortanix Confidential Computing Manager REST API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/ccm/)
- [Fortanix Account Extensions API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-account-extensions-api/)
- [Fortanix Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-accounts-api/)
- [Fortanix Admin API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-admin-api/)
- [Fortanix App API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-app-api/)
- [Fortanix Application Config API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-applicationconfig-api/)
- [Fortanix Approval Requests API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-approval-requests-api/)
- [Fortanix Approval Requests API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-approvalrequests-api/)
- [Fortanix Apps API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-apps-api/)
- [Fortanix Auth API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-auth-api/)
- [Fortanix Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-authentication-api/)
- [Fortanix Batch API](https://apis.io/apis/fortanix/fortanix-batch-api/)

## Tags

Session

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