CTERA · Authentication Profile

Ctera Authentication

Authentication

CTERA secures its APIs with session-cookie across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyCloudStorageFile StorageGlobal File SystemData ManagementEdge ComputingCyber ProtectionHybrid CloudUnstructured Data

Methods: session-cookie Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

portalSessionLogin session-cookie

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
docs: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs/CTERA_Portal_API_Developer_Guide3.html
summary:
  types: [session-cookie]
  api_key_in: []
  oauth2_flows: []
  note: >-
    The CTERA Portal RESTful API uses form-based login that establishes an HTTP
    session cookie; there is no OAuth2/OIDC or API-key scheme. The CTERA Python
    SDK and both MCP servers authenticate with the same administrator
    username/password credentials.
schemes:
  - name: portalSessionLogin
    type: session-cookie
    login:
      endpoint: "{BASE_URL}/login"
      method: POST
      content_type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
      params:
        - name: j_username
          description: Administrator user account name.
        - name: j_password
          description: User password (transmitted over HTTPS).
      on_success: Server sets HTTP session cookies that must be returned on all subsequent requests.
    logout:
      endpoint: "{BASE_URL}/logout"
      method: POST
      body: empty
      result: Session terminated (200 OK).
    session:
      timeout_minutes: 30
      note: Same HTTP client (cookie jar) must be reused across requests.
    base_url_pattern: "https://<tenant>.ctera.com/admin/api"
    failure_status: 403
    sources:
      - https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/

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