Handelsbanken Uk Authentication

generated: '2026-07-23'
method: searched
source: https://developer.handelsbanken.com/api/psd2/guidelines
docs: https://developer.handelsbanken.com/api/psd2/guidelines
note: >-
  Handelsbanken publishes no anonymously downloadable OpenAPI (the specs sit
  behind portal login and the api.handelsbanken.com gateway rejects anonymous
  TLS), so this profile is derived from the published PSD2 technical guidelines
  rather than from a securitySchemes block. The APIs implement the Berlin Group
  NextGenPSD2 authentication model.
summary:
  types:
  - oauth2
  - mutualTLS
  transport_security: mutual-TLS (mTLS)
  oauth2_flows:
  - clientCredentials
  - authorizationCode
  - decoupled
  strong_customer_authentication: true
schemes:
- name: TPP client authentication (mTLS)
  type: mutualTLS
  description: >-
    Third-party providers authenticate the transport channel with a qualified
    certificate. Production requires a PSD2 eIDAS QWAC (Qualified Website
    Authentication Certificate) or a UK Open Banking OBWAC certificate issued by
    a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP); QSEALC/OBSEAL is used for message
    signing. Sandbox access is available before certificate enrolment.
  sources:
  - https://developer.handelsbanken.com/api/psd2/live
- name: Client Credentials Grant
  type: oauth2
  flow: clientCredentials
  description: >-
    Initial OAuth2 client-credentials token used for TPP client authentication
    against the gateway before a PSU consent/authorisation is obtained.
  sources:
  - https://developer.handelsbanken.com/api/psd2/guidelines
- name: Authorization Code Grant (Redirect Authorization)
  type: oauth2
  flow: authorizationCode
  description: >-
    Resulting from the Redirect Authorization (SCA) flow; the PSU authenticates
    at Handelsbanken and an authorization code is exchanged for an access token
    scoped to the consent or payment.
  sources:
  - https://developer.handelsbanken.com/api/psd2/guidelines
- name: Decoupled Grant (Decoupled Authorization)
  type: oauth2
  flow: decoupled
  description: >-
    Handelsbanken's non-standard decoupled SCA flow (the documented exception to
    the OAuth2 specification); the PSU approves out-of-band (e.g. banking app /
    BankID) and the TPP polls for the resulting token. Availability varies by
    country and by customer type (Individual vs Corporate).
  sources:
  - https://developer.handelsbanken.com/api/psd2/guidelines
consent_model:
  regulatory_consent: long-term consent applying across all AIS endpoints
  short_term_consent: 15-minute consent (Sweden, individual users only)
  identifiers:
  - Consent-ID (AIS)
  - Payment-ID (PIS)