National Stock Exchange Of India Authentication

generated: '2026-08-04'
method: searched
source: NSE trading protocol documents (PDF) published at https://www.nseindia.com/static/trade/platform-services-neat-trading-system-protocols
docs: https://www.nseindia.com/static/trade/platform-services-neat-trading-system-protocols
note: >-
  NSE publishes no OpenAPI, so no securityScheme could be derived. Every scheme below was read
  directly out of NSE's own published protocol PDFs. All NSE interfaces are member/participant
  interfaces: credentials are issued by the Exchange to an enabled member user, there is no
  self-service sign-up and there is no OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect anywhere in the surface.
summary:
  types: [http, apiKey, mutualTLS]
  api_key_in: [header]
  oauth2_flows: []
  oauth2: false
  oidc: false
  self_service_signup: false
schemes:
- name: rfq-login-session
  api: NSE RFQ Web API
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter_name: loginKey
  description: >-
    POST /rest/v1/login exchanges member credentials for a session token; the token is sent on
    every subsequent call in the `loginKey` header. A second login with the same credentials
    expires the older session, and an idle session expires after a fixed interval (HTTP 401).
  source: RFQ - Protocol for Web API v1.1.10 (PDF), "General Instructions" and "Login API"
- name: rfq-callback-signature
  api: NSE RFQ Web API (callbacks)
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter_name: token
  description: >-
    Outbound RFQ notification callbacks are authenticated to the participant by an HMAC-SHA256
    of the request JSON payload, hex-encoded and sent in the `token` header. The participant
    callback base URL must be HTTPS and is registered with the Exchange.
  source: RFQ - Protocol for Web API v1.1.10 (PDF), "Callbacks API"
- name: ofs-access-token
  api: NSE Offer For Sale (OFS) Web API
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  in: header
  parameter_name: Authorization
  description: >-
    POST /auth/token issues an accessToken for valid member credentials; POST /auth/refreshToken
    renews it. The token value is sent in the `Authorization` header on every call except the
    login API.
  source: OFS-WEB API v1.3.4 (PDF), "General Instructions" / "POST /auth/token"
- name: nse-rfq-fix-mtls
  api: NSE RFQ FIX Interface (FIX 5.0 SP2 / FIXT.1.1)
  type: mutualTLS
  description: >-
    The FIX gateway session is encrypted with SSL/TLS and client certificate authentication is
    enabled — participant applications must present a valid certificate during the SSL handshake,
    in addition to the FIX Logon (A) message credentials.
  source: NSE RFQ - FIX Interface Protocol v1.0.2 (PDF), "Connection & Session Management"
- name: nnf-member-credentials
  api: Non-NEAT Front-End (NNF) trading protocol
  type: proprietary
  description: >-
    The binary NNF / Drop Copy / MTBT trading protocols authenticate with Exchange-issued member
    user IDs over dedicated connectivity (leased line, colocation, extranet). Not an HTTP scheme.
  source: NSE Trading Protocols page (PDF/ZIP protocol documents)