Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management Authentication

generated: '2026-09-05'
method: probed
source: live anonymous probes 2026-09-05 of https://gis.boem.gov/server/rest/services,
  the OGC WMS/WFS endpoints under /server/services/, https://hub.marinecadastre.gov/data.json
  and https://esp-boem.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
note: 'BOEM''s public data surfaces require NO authentication. Every probe below was
  made anonymously

  with no key, no token and no cookie, and every one returned data. There is no developer

  portal, no signup, no API key issuance and no OAuth authorization server anywhere
  on the

  estate — /.well-known/openid-configuration and /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server

  returned 404 on all six hosts probed (see well-known/).


  The ArcGIS Server directory does advertise a login and a token endpoint

  (https://gis.boem.gov/server/rest/login and https://gis.boem.gov/server/tokens/).
  These are

  the stock Esri ArcGIS Server administrative surfaces, not a consumer credential
  path — they

  exist to let BOEM staff publish services, and nothing in BOEM''s own documentation
  offers a

  reader an account. They are recorded here so a later round does not read them as
  a public

  auth tier.

  '
schemes:
- type: none
  name: anonymous
  description: All public BOEM data surfaces (ArcGIS REST, OGC WMS/WFS, DCAT data.json,
    Marine Cadastre Hub Search API) answered anonymous requests with data; no credential
    is issued to the public.
  evidence: https://gis.boem.gov/server/rest/services?f=json (200 anonymous); https://hub.marinecadastre.gov/api/search/v1/conformance
    (200 anonymous, 2026-10-20)
surfaces:
- name: BOEM ArcGIS REST Services
  base: https://gis.boem.gov/server/rest/services
  auth: none
  evidence: GET /server/rest/services?f=json returned HTTP 200 with the folder list,
    and /BOEM_BSEE/ATL_Layers/MapServer/0/query?where=1=1&returnCountOnly=true&f=json
    returned {"count":975} — both anonymous
- name: BOEM OGC WMS / WFS
  base: https://gis.boem.gov/server/services
  auth: none
  evidence: eleven GetCapabilities documents fetched anonymously at HTTP 200; saved
    verbatim to openapi/
- name: MarineCadastre.gov DCAT catalog
  base: https://hub.marinecadastre.gov
  auth: none
  evidence: GET /data.json returned HTTP 200, 275 datasets, anonymous
- name: ESPIS ArcGIS Hub
  base: https://esp-boem.hub.arcgis.com
  auth: none
  evidence: GET /data.json returned HTTP 200, 11 datasets, anonymous
administrative_surfaces:
- url: https://gis.boem.gov/server/rest/login
  kind: ArcGIS Server administrative sign-in
  public: false
- url: https://gis.boem.gov/server/tokens/
  kind: ArcGIS Server token service
  public: false
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com