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Akamai Edge DNS - API Evangelist enhancements

2 actions 2 updates security extends openapi/akamai-technologies-config-dns-v2-openapi.json
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What the actions change

componentssecurityx-akamai-sourcex-akamai-authx-akamai-host-variable

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overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: Akamai Edge DNS - API Evangelist enhancements
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/akamai-technologies-config-dns-v2-openapi.json
actions:
- target: $
  description: Declare the EdgeGrid security scheme the upstream Akamai spec omits.
  update:
    components:
      securitySchemes:
        EdgeGrid:
          type: apiKey
          in: header
          name: Authorization
          description: 'Akamai EdgeGrid request signing. Send Authorization: EG1-HMAC-SHA256 client_token=...;access_token=...;timestamp=...;nonce=...;signature=
            computed over the method, path, host, selected headers and a hash of the request body, using the credentials
            from your ~/.edgerc section. Documented at https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/authenticate-with-edgegrid
            - NOT declared in the upstream spec.'
    security:
    - EdgeGrid: []
- target: $.info
  description: Record where this contract came from and how it is authenticated.
  update:
    x-akamai-source: https://github.com/akamai/akamai-apis
    x-akamai-auth: EdgeGrid EG1-HMAC-SHA256
    x-akamai-host-variable: '{hostname} is your per-account API hostname, e.g. akab-xxxxxxxx.luna.akamaiapis.net,
      from ~/.edgerc'
x-generated: '2026-08-30'
x-method: generated
x-note: Captures enhancements only; the upstream openapi/ file is never mutated.

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