Check Point · Authentication Profile

Checkpoint Authentication

Authentication

Check Point secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 4 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 4 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

basicAuth http

scheme: basic

sidToken apiKey

· in: header (X-chkp-sid)

bearerAuth http

scheme: bearer

sharedSecret apiKey

· in: header (X-chkp-shared-secret)

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/checkpoint-cloudguard-api-openapi.yml, openapi/checkpoint-gaia-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/checkpoint-harmony-email-api-openapi.yml, openapi/checkpoint-identity-awareness-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/checkpoint-management-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  sources:
  - openapi/checkpoint-cloudguard-api-openapi.yml
- name: sidToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-chkp-sid
  sources:
  - openapi/checkpoint-gaia-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/checkpoint-management-api-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  sources:
  - openapi/checkpoint-harmony-email-api-openapi.yml
- name: sharedSecret
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-chkp-shared-secret
  sources:
  - openapi/checkpoint-identity-awareness-api-openapi.yml

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