Web Methods · Authentication Profile

Web Methods Authentication

Authentication

Web Methods secures its APIs with http, oauth2, and openIdConnect across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CompanyIntegrationiPaaSAPI ManagementAPI GatewayEnterprise IntegrationB2BEDIDeveloper PortalMiddlewareESBEvent-Driven
Methods: http, oauth2, openIdConnect Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

basicAuth http
scheme: basic
oauth2 oauth2
· flows: ,
openIdConnect openIdConnect

Source

Authentication Profile

web-methods-authentication.yml Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://docs.webmethods.io/
docs: https://docs.webmethods.io/api/10.11.0/webmethods_developer_portal/chapter10dpo/
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  - openIdConnect
  notes: >-
    webMethods exposes several REST surfaces with different auth models. The
    Developer Portal REST APIs use HTTP Basic authentication. The webMethods /
    IBM webMethods API Gateway and API Management support OAuth2 (client
    credentials, authorization code) and OpenID Connect for securing managed
    APIs, alongside API-key and mutual-TLS policies configurable per API.
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  applies_to: Developer Portal REST APIs
  source: https://docs.webmethods.io/api/10.11.0/webmethods_developer_portal/chapter10dpo/
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  applies_to: API Gateway / API Management managed APIs
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - clientCredentials
  source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oauth2-webmethods-api-gateway-fabio-romana-pisciotta
- name: openIdConnect
  type: openIdConnect
  applies_to: API Gateway / API Management managed APIs
  source: https://docs.webmethods.io/