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Tenable Authentication

Authentication

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

CompanyEnterpriseCybersecurityVulnerability ManagementExposure ManagementSecurityCloud SecurityAttack Surface Management
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

Bearer apiKey
· in: header (Authorization)
Attack_Path_cloud apiKey
· in: header (X-ApiKeys)
ApiKey apiKey
· in: header (x-api-key)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
docs: https://developer.tenable.com/docs/authorization
source: openapi/tenable-downloads-api-openapi.json, openapi/tenable-exposure-management-openapi.json,
  openapi/tenable-identity-exposure-openapi.json, openapi/tenable-mssp-openapi.json, openapi/tenable-pci-asv-openapi.json,
  openapi/tenable-tenable-platform-settings-openapi.json, openapi/tenable-vulnerability-management-openapi.json,
  openapi/tenable-web-app-scanning-openapi.json
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: Bearer
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: Authorization
  description: 'Example: Bearer {{token}}'
  sources:
  - openapi/tenable-downloads-api-openapi.json
- name: Attack_Path_cloud
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-ApiKeys
  description: Format - accessKey=ACCESS_KEY;secretKey=SECRET_KEY
  sources:
  - openapi/tenable-exposure-management-openapi.json
  - openapi/tenable-mssp-openapi.json
  - openapi/tenable-pci-asv-openapi.json
  - openapi/tenable-tenable-platform-settings-openapi.json
  - openapi/tenable-vulnerability-management-openapi.json
  - openapi/tenable-web-app-scanning-openapi.json
- name: ApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: x-api-key
  description: The user's API key
  sources:
  - openapi/tenable-identity-exposure-openapi.json

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