AWS Lambda · Authentication Profile

Aws Lambda Authentication

Authentication

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

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

Security Schemes

sigv4 apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/aws-lambda-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: sigv4
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication. Requests must be signed with valid AWS
    credentials that have the appropriate Lambda IAM permissions.
  sources:
  - openapi/aws-lambda-api-openapi.yml