Fossil SCM · Authentication Profile

Fossil Scm Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods described in Fossil documentation

Fossil SCM declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

Version ControlOpen SourceSCMDistributedConfiguration Management
Methods: Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

session cookie apiKey
sync protocol credentials http-basic

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-09-22'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/password.wiki
sources:
- https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/password.wiki
- https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/quickstart.wiki
- https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/caps/admin-v-setup.md
description: Authentication methods described in Fossil documentation
schemes:
- type: apiKey
  name: session cookie
  evidence: If they match, the server sets a cookie on the client to record the login.
  location: header
  header: Cookie
  how_to_obtain: Obtained after a successful login via the web interface; the server returns a Set-Cookie header.
- type: http-basic
  name: sync protocol credentials
  evidence: The client normally gets the login and password from the "remote URL". http://login:password@servername.org/path
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Credentials are supplied as user:password in the repository URL used for sync, push, pull, or clone operations.
docs: https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/password.wiki

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