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Chef Software Authentication

Authentication

Chef Software 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

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ApiToken apiKey
· in: header ()

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generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.chef.io/automate/api_tokens/
docs: https://docs.chef.io/automate/api_tokens/
summary:
  types: [apiKey]
  api_key_in: [header]
  api_key_header: api-token
  oauth2_flows: []
  note: >-
    Chef Automate API tokens are the only supported way to authenticate against
    the Chef Automate API. A token is presented in the `api-token` request
    header on every call. Tokens are issued and governed through Chef Automate
    IAM v2 (see the tokens, policies and rules services); an admin token grants
    full access and additional tokens can be scoped through IAM policies.
schemes:
- name: ApiToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter_name: api-token
  description: >-
    Chef Automate API token supplied in the `api-token` HTTP header. Created via
    the Automate UI, the IAM v2 Tokens API (Tokens_CreateToken), or the
    `chef-automate iam token create` CLI. Access is authorized by IAM v2
    policies that reference the token as a member.
  sources:
  - https://docs.chef.io/automate/api_tokens/
  - openapi/chef-software-iam-v2-tokens-openapi.json

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