VMware · Authentication Profile

Vmware Authentication

Authentication

VMware secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

Cloud ComputingContainer ManagementHybrid CloudInfrastructureVirtualization
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

sessionAuth apiKey
· in: header (vmware-api-session-id)
basicAuth http
scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/vmware-vsphere-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: sessionAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: vmware-api-session-id
  description: Session token obtained from POST /session. Include this header in all subsequent
    API requests.
  sources:
  - openapi/vmware-vsphere-api-openapi.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic authentication using vCenter Server credentials. Used primarily for
    creating sessions.
  sources:
  - openapi/vmware-vsphere-api-openapi.yml