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Itslearning Authentication

Authentication

itslearning secures its APIs with oauth2, http, and ims-enterprise across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: oauth2, http, ims-enterprise Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

LTI 1.3 / OAuth2 oauth2
scheme: clientCredentials
Organisation API credentials http
Data Warehouse OData access http

Source

Authentication Profile

itslearning-authentication.yml Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://developer.itslearning.com/
docs: https://developer.itslearning.com/Content-and-tool-integrations.html
note: >-
  itslearning has no OpenAPI to derive from; this profile is captured from the developer portal.
  Different API surfaces use different auth models.
summary:
  types: [oauth2, http, ims-enterprise]
  oauth2_flows: [clientCredentials]
schemes:
- name: LTI 1.3 / OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  scheme: clientCredentials
  description: >-
    LTI 1.3 Core and LTI Advantage use the IMS Security Framework — OpenID Connect third-party-initiated
    login plus OAuth 2.0 client_credentials with signed JWT client assertions and JWKS key sets for
    tool <-> platform messaging. itslearning holds LTI Advantage Complete certification.
  applies_to: LTI Integration
  standards: [lti-1.3, lti-advantage, oauth2, oidc, jwt]
- name: Organisation API credentials
  type: http
  description: >-
    The SOAP Organisation API (DataService/ReadDataService/FileService/FileStreamService/InstanceService)
    and IMS Enterprise Services are authenticated per itslearning site with issued service credentials.
  applies_to: [Organisation API, IMS Enterprise Services]
- name: Data Warehouse OData access
  type: http
  description: >-
    OData Data Warehouse access is provisioned per customer via the account manager; credentials are
    issued to the customer's reporting/BI connection.
  applies_to: Data Warehouse API