Skypilot Authentication

generated: '2026-10-22'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/reference/auth.html.md
sources:
- https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/reference/auth.html.md
- https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/serving/auth.html.md
- https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/reference/auth.html
- https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/serving/auth.html
schemes:
- type: http-basic
  name: Basic auth
  evidence: 'Basic auth: Use an admin-configured username and password to authenticate.'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Use an admin-configured username and password.
- type: apiKey
  name: API key
  evidence: 'To send a request to the service endpoint, a service client need to include the static API key in a request’s header:'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Provide a static API key (e.g., AUTH_TOKEN) to the service and include it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
docs: https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/reference/auth.html.md