Azure Data Lake Storage · Authentication Profile

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Authentication

Authentication

Azure Data Lake Storage secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

sharedKey apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)
sasToken apiKey
· in: query (sig)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/microsoft-azure-data-lake-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: sharedKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: Shared Key authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/microsoft-azure-data-lake-openapi.yml
- name: sasToken
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: sig
  description: Shared Access Signature token
  sources:
  - openapi/microsoft-azure-data-lake-openapi.yml