Crowdsec · Authentication Profile

Crowdsec Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for CrowdSec APIs as documented.

Crowdsec declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

API Key apiKey
TLS client certificate mtls

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Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-10-11'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/next/local_api/authentication.md
sources:
- https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/next/local_api/authentication.md
- https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/next/local_api/tls_auth.md
- https://docs.crowdsec.net/u/console/ip_reputation/api_keys.md
- https://docs.crowdsec.net/u/console/service_api/authentication.md
description: Authentication methods for CrowdSec APIs as documented.
schemes:
- type: apiKey
  name: API Key
  evidence: you can use it to authenticate requests to the CrowdSec Service API by including it in the `x-api-key` header of your HTTP requests.
  location: header
  header: x-api-key
  how_to_obtain: Create a CTI API key in the CrowdSec Console (see page 3) or generate a service API key via the Console UI.
- type: mtls
  name: TLS client certificate
  evidence: 'TLS client certificates: they are used to authenticate Remediation Components (bouncers) and Log Processors (machines).'
  how_to_obtain: Generate a client certificate for a bouncer or agent using `cscli bouncers add` or `cscli machines add`, then configure the certificate
    paths in the LAPI and agent configuration files.
docs: https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/next/local_api/authentication.md

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