IBM WebSphere · Authentication Profile

Websphere Authentication

Authentication

IBM WebSphere secures its APIs with apiKey and http across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey, http Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in: cookie

Security Schemes

basicAuth http
scheme: basic
jwtAuth http
scheme: bearer
ltpaToken apiKey
· in: cookie (LtpaToken2)

Source

Authentication Profile

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/open-liberty-apis.yml, openapi/websphere-admin-rest-api.yml, openapi/websphere-automation-rest-api.yml,
  openapi/websphere-liberty-admin-rest-api.yml, openapi/websphere-liberty-collective-controller-rest-api.yml,
  openapi/websphere-liberty-rest-connector-api.yml, openapi/websphere-mq-rest-api.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - http
  api_key_in:
  - cookie
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/open-liberty-apis.yml
  - openapi/websphere-admin-rest-api.yml
  - openapi/websphere-liberty-admin-rest-api.yml
  - openapi/websphere-liberty-collective-controller-rest-api.yml
  - openapi/websphere-liberty-rest-connector-api.yml
  - openapi/websphere-mq-rest-api.yml
- name: jwtAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: MicroProfile JWT authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/open-liberty-apis.yml
  - openapi/websphere-automation-rest-api.yml
- name: ltpaToken
  type: apiKey
  in: cookie
  parameter: LtpaToken2
  description: LTPA token-based authentication
  sources:
  - openapi/websphere-admin-rest-api.yml
  - openapi/websphere-liberty-admin-rest-api.yml
  - openapi/websphere-mq-rest-api.yml