Nagios · Authentication Profile

Nagios Authentication

Authentication

Nagios secures its APIs with apiKey across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

ApiKeyQuery apiKey
· in: query (apikey)
ApiKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (X-API-KEY)
TokenAuth apiKey
· in: query (token)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/nagios-xi-openapi.yml, openapi/ncpa-openapi.yml, openapi/nrdp-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: apikey
  sources:
  - openapi/nagios-xi-openapi.yml
- name: ApiKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-API-KEY
  sources:
  - openapi/nagios-xi-openapi.yml
- name: TokenAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: token
  sources:
  - openapi/ncpa-openapi.yml
  - openapi/nrdp-openapi.yml