Authentication & Authorization API Documentation

Based on OpenAPI specification: auth.yaml

📋 Executive Summary

Audience: Stakeholders

The Authentication & Authorization service is the security foundation of the Quub Exchange platform, providing enterprise-grade identity management, secure access controls, and comprehensive audit capabilities. This service ensures that all platform interactions are authenticated, authorized, and compliant with financial industry security standards including multi-factor authentication, role-based access control, and comprehensive session management.

🎯 Service Overview

Audience: All

Business Purpose

Secure user authentication and identity verification for all platform access
Role-based authorization ensuring appropriate access to sensitive financial data
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for enhanced security compliance
Session management and token lifecycle for secure API interactions
Comprehensive audit trails for regulatory compliance and security monitoring

Technical Architecture

OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect compliant authentication flows
JWT-based stateless authentication with refresh token management
Multi-tenant isolation with organization-scoped permissions
Integration with external identity providers (SAML, OIDC)
Hardware security module (HSM) backed token signing and validation

📊 API Specifications

Audience: Technical

Base Configuration

servers:
  - url: https://auth.quub.fi/v1
    description: Production environment
  - url: https://sandbox-auth.quub.fi/v1
    description: Sandbox environment

security:
  - BearerAuth: []
  - BasicAuth: []