API Key Authentication
Authentication Method
Overview
Use caseauthenticating API requests using secret tokens
Integrates with
Knowledge graph stats
Claims26
Avg confidence91%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 14 days ago
Trust distribution
100% unverified
API Key Authentication
concept
Simple authentication method using unique identifiers passed in API requests to authenticate applications.
Compare with...primary use case
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| authenticating API requests using secret tokens | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| authenticating API requests using unique identifiers | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
supports protocol
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| HTTPS | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| REST | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
integrates with
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REST APIs | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| RESTful APIs | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| AWS API Gateway | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Google Cloud Endpoints | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Azure API Management | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| GraphQL APIs | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
supports model
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stateless authentication | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
based on
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
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| shared secret authentication | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| HTTP Authorization header | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| shared secret principle | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
requires
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| token storage mechanism | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| HTTPS for secure transmission | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| secure storage mechanism | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| secure token generation | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| secure key storage | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
alternative to
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Authentication | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| OAuth 2.0 | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| JWT tokens | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
standardized by
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAPI Specification | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
competes with
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearer tokens | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Bearer Token Authentication | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |