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Thredd Authentication

Authentication

Thredd secures its APIs with oauth2 and mutualTLS across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the clientCredentials flow(s).

PaymentsUnited KingdomIssuer ProcessorCard IssuingPayment ProcessingBanking-as-a-ServiceDigital WalletsCross-BorderFraudOpen BankingFAPI
Methods: oauth2, mutualTLS Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

oauth2ClientCredentials oauth2
privateKeyJwt oauth2
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

thredd-authentication.yml Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-24'
method: searched
source: https://cardsapidocs.thredd.com/docs/get-an-authentication-token
docs: https://cardsapidocs.thredd.com/v2.0/docs/get-an-authentication-token
summary:
  types: [oauth2, mutualTLS]
  oauth2_flows: [clientCredentials]
  bearer: true
  notes: >-
    Thredd Cards API (API Hub) uses FAPI-grade OAuth2 client-credentials.
    Clients authenticate with a client_id + client_secret to a token endpoint
    and present the returned Bearer access token on every request. Production /
    high-assurance access adds private_key_jwt client assertions over mutual TLS,
    brokered by Cloudentity with Raidiam Connect acting as the certificate
    authority. Documented example uses the UAT token endpoint.
schemes:
  - name: oauth2ClientCredentials
    type: oauth2
    flow: clientCredentials
    grant_type: client_credentials
    token_url: https://oauthuat.globalprocessing.net/connect/token
    token_content_type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    request_fields: [client_id, client_secret, grant_type]
    token_type: Bearer
    token_format: JWT
    source: docs
  - name: privateKeyJwt
    type: oauth2
    client_authentication: private_key_jwt
    transport: mutual-tls
    broker: Cloudentity
    certificate_authority: Raidiam Connect
    profile: FAPI
    source: docs
  - name: bearerAuth
    type: http
    scheme: bearer
    bearer_format: JWT
    header: Authorization
    source: docs