F5 · Authentication Profile

F5 Authentication

Authentication

F5 secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

ApplicationsSecurityLoad BalancingAPI GatewayWAF
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

Basic http
scheme: basic
Token apiKey
· in: header (X-F5-Auth-Token)

Source

Authentication Profile

f5-authentication.yml Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/f5-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: Basic
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic auth using a BIG-IP administrative user.
  sources:
  - openapi/f5-openapi.yml
- name: Token
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-F5-Auth-Token
  description: Token obtained from /mgmt/shared/authn/login.
  sources:
  - openapi/f5-openapi.yml