diff --git a/Models/XApiKeyValidationRequest.cs b/Models/XApiKeyValidationRequest.cs
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+namespace xIdentityModels.Models
+{
+    public class XApiKeyValidationRequest
+    {
+        public string ApiKey { get; set; }
+        public string ClientIP { get; set; }
+        public string RequiredScope { get; set; } = null;
+    }
+}
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