National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · Authentication Profile

Nist Authentication

Authentication

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

apiKey apiKey
· in: header (apiKey)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/nist-nvd-cve-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: apiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: apiKey
  description: Optional API key obtained from https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key.
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  sources:
  - openapi/nist-nvd-cve-openapi.yml