Introduction

All Taurus-PROTECT API endpoints require authentication. There are currently two forms of authentication available described in the following chapters.

The choice between Bearer and HMAC authentication depends on the specific security requirements and complexity constraints of your integration project.
Bearer authentication is generally simpler to implement and more widely used while HMAC authentication offers stronger security and integrity guarantees.
Note also, that Bearer authentication tokens have a short life time and require frequent token refreshes, while HMAC authentication uses long lived API keys.