Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) · Authentication Profile

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Authentication

Authentication

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyGovernmentUnited KingdomVehiclesDriving LicencesTransportationPublic Sector
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

jwtAuth apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)
apiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-API-Key)
jwtAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-11-10'
method: derived
source: openapi/dvla-gov-uk-driver-view-openapi.yml, openapi/dvla-gov-uk-driving-licence-renewal-openapi.yml,
  openapi/dvla-gov-uk-kadoe-openapi.yml, openapi/dvla-gov-uk-print-request-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: jwtAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: Valid JWT token issued as a result of authentication against the API gateway.
  sources:
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-driver-view-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-Key
  description: API key used to access the service.
  sources:
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-driver-view-openapi.yml
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-driving-licence-renewal-openapi.yml
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-kadoe-openapi.yml
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-print-request-openapi.yml
- name: jwtAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: Valid JWT token issued as a result of authentication using the DVLA Authentication
    API
  sources:
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-driving-licence-renewal-openapi.yml
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-kadoe-openapi.yml
  - openapi/dvla-gov-uk-print-request-openapi.yml

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