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Fortanix Session API

The Session API from Fortanix — 11 operation(s) for session.

Fortanix Session API is one of 51 APIs that Fortanix publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Session. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 11 operations across 11 paths, and defines 53 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 0.1.0-20260710.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {dsmEndpoint}.

11 operations 11 paths 53 schemas 11 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
0.1.0-20260710
Base URL
https://amer.smartkey.io
Authentication
HTTP Basic, API Key, HTTP Bearer
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Fortanix Session API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (apiKeyAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerToken).

  • apiKeyAuth — Please enter your token prefixed with 'Basic ' (e.g., 'Basic yourtokenhere')

Paths & Operations 11

Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 11 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Session 11
POST
/sys/v1/session/auth/discover
Returns the available auth methods for the given user email. Example: password, ldap, oauth, etc.
AuthDiscover 1 param body → 2XX
POST
/sys/v1/session/auth
Create a session for a user or an app.
Authenticate body → 2XX
POST
/sys/v1/session/config_2fa/auth
Unlock two factor configuration.
Config2faAuth body → 2XX
POST
/sys/v1/session/config_2fa/terminate
Lock two factor configuration.
Config2faTerminate → 204
POST
/sys/v1/session/reauth
Create a new session for an App using an existing session bearer token.
Reauthenticate → 2XX
POST
/sys/v1/session/auth/2fa/recovery_code
Use a backup recovery code to complete authentication.
RecoveryCodeAuth body → 204
POST
/sys/v1/session/refresh
Perform a no-op to keep session from expiring.
Refresh → 204
POST
/sys/v1/session/select_account
Select one of user's account to proceed. Even if the user has only one account, this needs to be called.
SelectAccount body → 2XX
POST
/sys/v1/session/aws_temporary_credentials
This sets AWS temporary credentials in the session so that calls to AWS backed groups use these credentials. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/idcredentialstemp.html
SetAwsTemporaryCredentials body → 204
POST
/sys/v1/session/terminate
Terminate the current session.
Terminate → 204
POST
/sys/v1/session/auth/2fa/u2f
Use of U2F is deprecated, this endpoint will return BadRequest.
U2fAuth body → 204

Schemas 53

The contract defines 53 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RecoveryCodeAuthRequest
U2fRegisteredKey
AuthRequestMethodVariantAuthByAppName
UserVerificationRequirement
string
https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/enum-userVerificationRequirement https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/user-verification
OauthAuthenticationParameters
AuthMethodLdapPassword
AuthDiscoverParams
Config2faAuthResponse
AuthMethodVcd
AuthMethodVariantSamlPost
AuthRequestMethodVariantAwsIam
Base64UrlSafe
string
AuthRequestMethodVariantPassword
AuthRequestMethodVariantSamlResponse
U2fAuthRequest
SelectAccountResponse
MfaAuthMethod
AuthMethodVariantOauthAuthCodeGrant
AuthMethodSamlPost
AuthRequestMethodSamlResponse
PublicKeyCredentialDescriptor
AuthMethod
AuthMethodVariantPassword
AuthRequestMethodLdapBasicAuth
Config2faAuthRequest
AuthRequestMethodAuthByAppName
AuthResponse
OauthAuthParamDisplay
string
Corresponds to the display parameter in https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-10.htmlAuthRequest
AuthRequestMethodPassword
AuthMethodVariantVcd
OauthAuthParamPrompt
string
Corresponds to the prompt parameter in https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-10.htmlAuthRequest
AuthenticatorTransportInner
string
See [AuthenticatorTransport] type.
AuthMethodVariantLdapPassword
AuthRequest
PublicKeyCredentialType
string
https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/enum-credentialType This enum defines valid cred types.
U2fMfaChallengeResponse
AuthRequestMethod
MfaDevice
AuthenticatorTransport
Hints by relying party on how client should communicate with the authenticator. https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/enum-transport
BindToPrincipal
A security principal that a session can be bound to. Eg: When app-1 creates a session that can be validated against app-2's credentials, app-1 specifies app-2'…
AuthRequestMethodAwsIam
TokenType
string
The type of a session token. (The default session token type is Bearer.)
AuthRequestMethodVariantOauthAuthCode
MfaAuthMethodFido2
PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptions
AwsTemporaryCredentials
AuthDiscoverRequest
OauthCodeData
SelectAccountRequest
AuthRequestMethodVariantLdapBasicAuth
MfaDeviceType
string
Type of MFA device
AuthenticationExtensionsClientInputs
AuthMethodOauthAuthCodeGrant

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

fortanix-session-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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