NVD · Authentication Profile

Nvd Authentication

Authentication

NVD secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

SecurityCVECPEVulnerabilityCVSS
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/nvd-cve-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: APIKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: apiKey
  description: 'NVD API key (optional but recommended). Without a key: 5 requests/30s. With
    a key: 50 requests/30s. Request at https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key'
  sources:
  - openapi/nvd-cve-openapi.yml