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+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Non-oAuth Scopes example
+  version: 1.0.0
+paths:
+  /users:
+    get:
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth:
+            - 'read:users'
+            - 'public'
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    bearerAuth:
+      type: http
+      scheme: bearer
+      bearerFormat: jwt
+      description: 'note: non-oauth scopes are not defined at the securityScheme level'
+