Ansible · Authentication Profile

Ansible Authentication

Authentication

Ansible secures its APIs with http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

OAuth2Token http
scheme: bearer
BasicAuth http
scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

ansible-authentication.yml Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/ansible-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
schemes:
- name: OAuth2Token
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: Personal or application OAuth2 access token.
  sources:
  - openapi/ansible-openapi.yml
- name: BasicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic authentication using local controller credentials.
  sources:
  - openapi/ansible-openapi.yml