Dremio Authentication

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.dremio.com/dremio-cloud/security/authentication/
docs: https://docs.dremio.com/dremio-cloud/security/authentication/
summary:
  types: [http, oauth2, apiKey]
  api_key_in: [header]
  oauth2_flows: [tokenExchange]
  transport: Authorization Bearer header on every REST request
schemes:
- name: PersonalAccessToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  format: "Bearer <PAT>"
  description: >-
    Personal Access Token minted per user or service user; sent as a bearer token.
    The primary credential for scripts, the CLI, and the MCP server.
- name: OAuthAccessToken
  type: oauth2
  flow: tokenExchange
  description: >-
    OAuth access token obtained by exchanging a PAT at login.dremio.cloud;
    Dremio recommends exchanging the PAT for an OAuth access token before
    production use.
- name: ExternalJWT
  type: openIdConnect
  description: >-
    External JWT exchange lets an external IdP-issued token be exchanged for a
    Dremio token for federated / SSO connection types.
- name: SSO
  type: sso
  description: >-
    Console/web sign-in via SSO or username/password; third-party identity
    providers (Google, GitHub, IdP) are supported for account login.
notes:
  - No OpenAPI is captured for this stub, so schemes are searched from the docs
    auth page rather than derived from securitySchemes.