Amazon WAF · Authentication Profile

Amazon Waf Authentication

Authentication

Amazon WAF secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

aws_sig_v4 apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/amazon-waf-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: aws_sig_v4
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.
  sources:
  - openapi/amazon-waf-openapi.yml