Cisco Psirt Authentication

generated: '2026-08-19'
method: searched
source: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/psirt/authentication/
derived_from: >-
  openapi/cisco-psirt-current-endpoints-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/cisco-psirt-obsolete-endpoints-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/cisco-psirt-sunset-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
docs: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/psirt/authentication/
description: >-
  The OpenAPI declares only the WIRE format — HTTP bearer with a JWT. That is half
  the contract. Cisco's authentication docs supply the other half: the token is an
  OAuth 2.0 client-credentials access token minted by Cisco's Okta-backed identity
  service at id.cisco.com, from a client_id/client_secret pair issued when you
  register an application against this specific API in the Cisco API Console. The
  spec cannot express that, so an integrator reading the spec alone would not know
  where a token comes from.
summary:
  types: [http, oauth2]
  http_schemes: [bearer]
  bearer_format: JWT
  oauth2_flows: [clientCredentials]
  api_key_in: []
  transport: HTTPS only — "All operations must communicate over a secure HTTPS connection."
schemes:
  - name: psirt_openvuln_api_auth
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    bearerFormat: JWT
    applied: global
    sources:
      - openapi/cisco-psirt-current-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
      - openapi/cisco-psirt-obsolete-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
      - openapi/cisco-psirt-sunset-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
    note: >-
      Declared in the spec and applied at the document level, so every one of the
      30 operations requires it. The spec does not say the bearer is an OAuth2
      access token; the docs do.
  - name: cisco-oauth2-client-credentials
    type: oauth2
    flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://id.cisco.com/oauth2/default/v1/token
    issuer: https://id.cisco.com/oauth2/default
    audience: api://default
    token_type: Bearer
    expires_in: 3600
    scopes:
      customscope: >-
        The only scope observed in Cisco's own published token response. Cisco does
        not document a scope reference or per-endpoint scopes for this API.
    source: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/psirt/authentication/
    note: >-
      Not in the OpenAPI. Captured from the docs, which publish the exact
      client-credentials exchange. SEARCHED, not derived.
registration:
  console: https://apiconsole.cisco.com/
  keys_page: https://apiconsole.cisco.com/apps/mykeys
  identity: A Cisco.com ID is required; register one from the console if you have none.
  steps:
    - Log in to the Cisco API Console with a Cisco.com ID.
    - Open "My Apps & Keys" and choose "Register a New App".
    - Set Application Type to "Service".
    - Set Grant Type to "Client Credentials".
    - Select the "Cisco PSIRT openVuln API".
    - Agree to the terms of service and register.
    - Collect the resulting "Key" (client_id) and "Client Secret".
  eligibility: >-
    "The openVuln API is open to registered Cisco customers and partners."
    (https://github.com/CiscoPSIRT/openVulnAPI/blob/master/README.md)
  migration_notice: >-
    "IMPORTANT: Current registered applications will be deprecated in coming
    months. Please migrate your applications to continue using API's."
token_exchange:
  method: POST
  url: https://id.cisco.com/oauth2/default/v1/token
  content_type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
  parameters: [client_id, client_secret, grant_type=client_credentials]
  client_authentication: >-
    Credentials in the form body, or as an HTTP Basic header (Cisco's Postman
    walkthrough sets "Client Authentication: Send as Basic Auth Header").
  response_fields: [token_type, expires_in, access_token, scope]
  lifetime_seconds: 3600
  refresh: >-
    No refresh token is issued. Client-credentials tokens are re-minted on expiry;
    Cisco's own openVulnQuery client regenerates the token on every call.
request_usage:
  header: 'Authorization: Bearer <access_token>'
  accept: 'application/json (or application/xml — the API serves .json and .xml)'
  example_base: https://apix.cisco.com/security/advisories/v2
gateway:
  vendor: Mashery
  evidence: >-
    api.cisco.com and apix.cisco.com both return "Server: Mashery Proxy". An
    unauthenticated GET on a real path
    (https://apix.cisco.com/security/advisories/v2/all) returns 403; unrouted paths
    return 504. HEAD is not supported (596).
unauthenticated_access: false