WatchGuard · Authentication Profile

Watchguard Authentication

Authentication

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

Cloud SecurityEndpoint SecurityFirewallMFANetwork SecurityZero Trust
Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
apiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (WatchGuard-API-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/watchguard-cloud-platform-openapi.yml, openapi/watchguard-endpoint-security-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: OAuth 2.0 access token obtained from the WatchGuard Authentication API.
  sources:
  - openapi/watchguard-cloud-platform-openapi.yml
  - openapi/watchguard-endpoint-security-openapi.yml
- name: apiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: WatchGuard-API-Key
  description: API key from the WatchGuard Cloud Managed Access page.
  sources:
  - openapi/watchguard-cloud-platform-openapi.yml
  - openapi/watchguard-endpoint-security-openapi.yml