Broadcom · Authentication Profile

Broadcom Authentication

Authentication

Broadcom secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
basicAuth http
scheme: basic
sessionAuth apiKey
· in: header (vmware-api-session-id)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/broadcom-operations-for-applications-openapi.yml, openapi/broadcom-vmware-cloud-foundation-openapi.yml,
  openapi/broadcom-vsphere-automation-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: API token for authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/broadcom-operations-for-applications-openapi.yml
  - openapi/broadcom-vmware-cloud-foundation-openapi.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/broadcom-vmware-cloud-foundation-openapi.yml
  - openapi/broadcom-vsphere-automation-openapi.yml
- name: sessionAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: vmware-api-session-id
  description: Session token obtained via POST /cis/session
  sources:
  - openapi/broadcom-vsphere-automation-openapi.yml