AWS WAF · Authentication Profile

Aws Waf Authentication

Authentication

AWS 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

sigv4 apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/aws-waf-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: sigv4
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: |-
    AWS Signature Version 4. The `Authorization` header carries the SigV4
    signature derived from your access key and secret. See
    https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html.
  sources:
  - openapi/aws-waf-openapi.yml