Kubernetes Services · Authentication Profile

Kubernetes Services Authentication

Authentication

Kubernetes Services secures its APIs with http and mutualTLS across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

Container OrchestrationKubernetesLoad BalancingNetworkingService Discovery
Methods: http, mutualTLS Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
clientCertificate mutualTLS

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/kubernetes-endpoint-slices-openapi.yml, openapi/kubernetes-gateway-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/kubernetes-ingress-openapi.yml, openapi/kubernetes-network-policies-openapi.yml, openapi/kubernetes-services-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - mutualTLS
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: Kubernetes service account or user bearer token.
  sources:
  - openapi/kubernetes-endpoint-slices-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-gateway-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-ingress-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-network-policies-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-services-openapi.yml
- name: clientCertificate
  type: mutualTLS
  description: Client TLS certificate signed by the cluster CA.
  sources:
  - openapi/kubernetes-endpoint-slices-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-gateway-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-ingress-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-network-policies-openapi.yml
  - openapi/kubernetes-services-openapi.yml