Device42 · Authentication Profile

Device42 Authentication

Authentication

Device42 API authentication uses HTTP Basic authentication.

Device42 declares 1 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

Basic Auth http-basic

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Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-10-14'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.device42.com/administration/appliance-manager/warm-ha-setup-failover-and-automated-backups/
sources:
- https://docs.device42.com/administration/appliance-manager/warm-ha-setup-failover-and-automated-backups/
- https://docs.device42.com/auto-discovery/setup-dns-autodiscovery/
- https://docs.device42.com/getstarted/getting-started-with-auto-discovery/
description: Device42 API authentication uses HTTP Basic authentication.
schemes:
- type: http-basic
  name: Basic Auth
  evidence: curl -X POST -d "appliance_mode=production" -u 'd42admin:default' https://Device42Instance:4343/api/1.0/appliancemode/ --insecure
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Provide a username and password (e.g., d42admin:default) which are sent using the -u flag in curl, resulting in an Authorization
    header with a Base64‑encoded credential.
note: No OAuth2, API key, bearer token, JWT, HMAC, mTLS, or other authentication schemes are documented on the provided pages.
docs: https://docs.device42.com/administration/appliance-manager/warm-ha-setup-failover-and-automated-backups/

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