Authentication Types

The REST Adapter supports the following types of authentication:

  • For scenarios when the REST Adapter invokes an external REST endpoint:
    • Basic Authentication

    • OAuth Client Credentials (two-legged flow)

    • OAuth Resource Owner Password Credentials (two-legged flow)

    • OAuth Authorization Code Credentials (three-legged flow)

    • OAuth Custom Three Legged Flow

    • OAuth Custom Two Legged Flow

    • API Key Based Authentication

    • OAuth 1.0 One Legged Authentication

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Signature Version 4

    • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Signature Version 1

    • OAuth Client Credentials using JWT Client Assertion

    • OAuth using JWT User Assertion

    • OCI Service Invocation

  • For scenarios when the REST Adapter is used to create a REST endpoint to trigger an integration:
    • Basic Authentication

    • OAuth 2.0
    • OAuth 2.0 or Basic Authentication

See Configure Connection Security for more information about these security policies.