Anthropic officially bans using subscription auth for third party use
6 days ago
- #Authentication
- #Legal Agreements
- #Compliance
- Claude Code usage is subject to Commercial Terms for Team, Enterprise, and API users, and Consumer Terms for Free, Pro, and Max users.
- Existing commercial agreements apply to Claude Code usage unless otherwise agreed.
- Healthcare compliance (BAA) extends to Claude Code if Zero Data Retention (ZDR) is activated.
- Claude Code usage must comply with the Anthropic Usage Policy.
- Authentication methods include OAuth tokens for Free, Pro, Max plans and API keys for developers.
- OAuth tokens are exclusive to Claude Code and Claude.ai; misuse violates Consumer Terms.
- Developers must use API key authentication for products interacting with Claude's capabilities.
- Security and trust information is available in the Anthropic Trust Center and Transparency Hub.
- Security vulnerabilities can be reported via HackerOne.