# Alteon

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/alteon/  
**Website:** https://radware.com  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Alteon is Radware's application delivery controller (ADC) and advanced load balancer product line, providing Layer 4-7 load balancing, SSL/TLS offloading, application acceleration, global server load balancing, and integrated application security across on-premises, virtual, and public-cloud environments. Originally Alteon WebSystems (a Matrix Partners-backed company that IPO'd in 1999 and was later acquired by Nortel), the Alteon product line is now developed and supported by Radware. Alteon exposes a device-embedded REST API (accessed at https://<device>/restdoc/, HTTP Basic auth, available from Alteon 34.0.4 / 33.5.8 / 33.0.12 and above) plus first-party automation clients including a Python SDK, a certified Terraform provider, and Ansible modules.

## Kin Score — 18.3 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 18.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 7.9 |
| Access Clarity | 7.9 |

## Agent readiness — 8.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## Security (3)

- **Alteon Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Alteon Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Alteon Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · contact published

## Tags

Company, Infrastructure, Application Delivery, Load Balancing, Application Delivery Controller, Application Security, Networking, Radware

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/alteon/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.