# Use of TLS/SSL/HTTPS for Searching (Oracle based software) **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 9:21am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/use-of-tls-ssl-https-for-searching-oracle-based-software/485 "2016-02-26T09:21:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![csmith](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/csmith/32/8_2.png) [@csmith](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/csmith)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/use-of-tls-ssl-https-for-searching-oracle-based-software/485/4 "2016-02-26T12:15:11Z")
Ah. Yes. It’s really badly worded (clearly!) The API does support OAuth2 access token authorisation, which is what our website itself uses for the only filing available on the new platform, the change of registered office address. This API is not available publically, as it is an alpha spike implementation. The OAuth2 authentication is also currently alpha. The (bad) documentation you refer to is a hang-over from when we thought OAuth2 authentication would be available in the (current) beta release: the API’s you refer to do not need OAuth2 authentication. However, if you’re not using OAuth2, then you must use an API key. Like I said, really confusing. Sorry. We are re-writing the developer information and will be releasing the Swagger specifications, as discussed in: > [@Swagger specification](http://forum.aws.chdev.org/t/swagger-specification/471): > > Hi We use Swagger specification files to generate code for our own internal micro-services. I saw a couple of references to a swagger specification being drafted and being made public. And so we intend to do the same with Companies House. Is there any chance of getting hold of a swagger spec? It does not need to be final but would be great if it was available. If we could see a draft that would mean we could save on rewriting the public facing website as a swagger spec ourselves… Thanks Chri… --- _[View the full topic](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/use-of-tls-ssl-https-for-searching-oracle-based-software/485)._