Independent Reserve · Authentication Profile

Independent Reserve Authentication

Authentication

Independent Reserve declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

IR API key + HMAC-SHA256 signature apiKey
· in: body ()
none none

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-10-13'
method: searched
source: https://www.independentreserve.com/features/api#authentication-api-key
docs: https://www.independentreserve.com/features/api#authentication-api-key
summary: 'Public methods need no authentication. Private methods are POSTs carrying apiKey, a nonce OR an expiry (one, not both), and a signature: a hex HMAC-SHA256 over a comma-separated string of the method URL and every parameter as parameterName=parameterValue, keyed with the API secret.'
schemes:
- name: IR API key + HMAC-SHA256 signature
  type: apiKey
  in: body
  parameters:
  - apiKey
  - nonce
  - expiry
  - signature
  signature:
    algorithm: HMAC-SHA256
    encoding: hex
    message: method URL, then parameterName=parameterValue pairs, comma-separated, in documented order
  key_management:
  - Keys are generated under Settings > API Keys with a selectable access level
  - IP whitelisting strongly recommended; non-whitelisted IPs are rejected
  - Keys created without IP whitelisting are disabled after 6 months unused
  applies_to: /Private/* and /rfq/*
- name: none
  type: none
  applies_to: /Public/*

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