diff --git a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/security-scheme-name.test.ts b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/security-scheme-name.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..950df29c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/security-scheme-name.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+import testRule from './__helpers__/tester';
+
+testRule('security-scheme-name', [
+  {
+    name: 'valid case - simple alphanumeric name',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          apikey: {
+            type: 'apiKey',
+            name: 'apiKey123',
+            in: 'header',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'valid case - name with allowed special characters',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          oauth2: {
+            type: 'oauth2',
+            name: 'api_key-token.v1',
+            flows: {
+              authorizationCode: {
+                authorizationUrl: 'https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog',
+                tokenUrl: 'https://example.com/api/oauth/token',
+                scopes: {
+                  'write:pets': 'modify pets in your account',
+                  'read:pets': 'read your pets',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'valid case - OAS 2.0 security scheme',
+    document: {
+      swagger: '2.0',
+      securityDefinitions: {
+        petstore_auth: {
+          type: 'oauth2',
+          name: 'Authorization_Token',
+          authorizationUrl: 'https://petstore.swagger.io/oauth/authorize',
+          flow: 'implicit',
+          scopes: {
+            'write:pets': 'modify pets in your account',
+            'read:pets': 'read your pets',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'invalid case - name with spaces',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          apikey: {
+            type: 'apiKey',
+            name: 'api key with spaces',
+            in: 'header',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        message: '"api key with spaces" must match the pattern "^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$"',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'invalid case - name with special characters',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          oauth2: {
+            type: 'oauth2',
+            name: 'api@key#token',
+            flows: {
+              authorizationCode: {
+                authorizationUrl: 'https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog',
+                tokenUrl: 'https://example.com/api/oauth/token',
+                scopes: {},
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        message: '"api@key#token" must match the pattern "^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$"',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'invalid case - name with parentheses and brackets',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          basic: {
+            type: 'http',
+            name: 'auth(token)[v1]',
+            scheme: 'basic',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        message: '"auth(token)[v1]" must match the pattern "^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$"',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'mixed case - valid and invalid names',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          validApiKey: {
+            type: 'apiKey',
+            name: 'valid_api-key.v1',
+            in: 'header',
+          },
+          invalidApiKey: {
+            type: 'apiKey',
+            name: 'invalid api+key!',
+            in: 'header',
+          },
+          anotherValid: {
+            type: 'http',
+            name: 'Bearer123',
+            scheme: 'bearer',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        message: '"invalid api+key!" must match the pattern "^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$"',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'edge case - empty name',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          apikey: {
+            type: 'apiKey',
+            name: '',
+            in: 'header',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        message: '"" must match the pattern "^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$"',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'valid case - numeric only name',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.2',
+      components: {
+        securitySchemes: {
+          apikey: {
+            type: 'apiKey',
+            name: '12345',
+            in: 'header',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+]);
diff --git a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts
index 62057d456..b07bb14f0 100644
--- a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts
@@ -768,5 +768,20 @@ const ruleset = {
         function: undefined,
       },
     },
+    'security-scheme-name': {
+      description: 'Ensure that security scheme should have valid name',
+      message: '{{error}}',
+      severity: 0,
+      formats: [oas2, oas3],
+      recommended: true,
+      resolved: false,
+      given: '$.components.securitySchemes[*].name',
+      then: {
+        function: pattern,
+        functionOptions: {
+          match: '^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$',
+        },
+      },
+    },
   },
 };