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# Authentication

Authentication methods for Raiden Bolt

Raiden supports two authentication methods depending on the protocol:

| Protocol         | Method                 | Details                                                                                        |
| ---------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **HTTP / HTTPS** | API key header         | [HTTP Authentication](/raiden.wtf.docs/bolt-low-latency/authentication/http-authentication.md) |
| **QUIC**         | TLS client certificate | [QUIC Authentication](/raiden.wtf.docs/bolt-low-latency/authentication/quic-authentication.md) |

Your API key is generated when you create a Raiden account. View and manage it from the [dashboard](https://raiden.wtf/dashboard) under **Raiden Bolt** → **Connect**.