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Juniper Networks Authentication

Authentication

Juniper Networks secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 5 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 5 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

authToken apiKey
· in: header (AuthToken)
keystoneToken apiKey
· in: header (X-Auth-Token)
basicAuth http
scheme: basic
apiToken http
scheme: bearer
csrfToken apiKey
· in: header (X-CSRFToken)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/juniper-networks-apstra-openapi.yml, openapi/juniper-networks-contrail-openapi.yml,
  openapi/juniper-networks-junos-space-openapi.yml, openapi/juniper-networks-mist-openapi.yml,
  openapi/juniper-networks-vsrx-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: authToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: AuthToken
  description: Authentication token obtained from POST /api/aaa/login. Include in the AuthToken
    header for all authenticated API requests.
  sources:
  - openapi/juniper-networks-apstra-openapi.yml
- name: keystoneToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Auth-Token
  description: Keystone authentication token obtained from the OpenStack Identity service. For
    standalone Contrail, local authentication returns a token via the auth/keystone/v3/auth/tokens
    endpoint.
  sources:
  - openapi/juniper-networks-contrail-openapi.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic authentication with Junos Space username and password. Also supports
    X.509 certificate-based authentication.
  sources:
  - openapi/juniper-networks-junos-space-openapi.yml
  - openapi/juniper-networks-vsrx-openapi.yml
- name: apiToken
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: API token authentication. Generate tokens via the Mist dashboard under Organization
    > Settings > API Token or via POST /self/apitokens. Pass the token in the Authorization
    header as Bearer {token}.
  sources:
  - openapi/juniper-networks-mist-openapi.yml
- name: csrfToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-CSRFToken
  description: CSRF token for session-based authentication. Obtained from the login response
    and required for all mutating operations when using cookie authentication.
  sources:
  - openapi/juniper-networks-mist-openapi.yml