ForgeRock · Authentication Profile

Forgerock Authentication

Authentication

ForgeRock secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 4 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

Access ManagementAuthenticationAuthorizationIdentity GovernanceIdentity ManagementOAuthOpenID Connect
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 4 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

ssoToken apiKey
· in: header (iPlanetDirectoryPro)
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
basicAuth http
scheme: basic
apiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (x-api-key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/forgerock-access-management-openapi.yml, openapi/forgerock-autonomous-identity-openapi.yml,
  openapi/forgerock-directory-services-openapi.yml, openapi/forgerock-identity-cloud-openapi.yml,
  openapi/forgerock-identity-gateway-openapi.yml, openapi/forgerock-identity-governance-openapi.yml,
  openapi/forgerock-identity-management-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: ssoToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: iPlanetDirectoryPro
  description: AM SSO token obtained from authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/forgerock-access-management-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: OAuth 2.0 access token
  sources:
  - openapi/forgerock-access-management-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-autonomous-identity-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-directory-services-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-identity-cloud-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-identity-gateway-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-identity-governance-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-identity-management-openapi.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic authentication (for directory bind)
  sources:
  - openapi/forgerock-directory-services-openapi.yml
  - openapi/forgerock-identity-management-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: x-api-key
  description: API key for tenant read-only operations. Used together with x-api-secret header.
  sources:
  - openapi/forgerock-identity-cloud-openapi.yml