Configuring Basic Authentication

Basic authentication uses standard fields in the HTTP header, obviating the need for handshakes.

Data-adapter authenticates to "basic authentication" enabled web services with a username and password combination, the client's username and password are concatenated, and passed in the Authorization HTTP header.

To create a basic data adapter authentication configuration:

1. From the Navigation menu, browse to Data Adapters > Authentication.

2. On the List page toolbar, click the New  button. 

3. On the Properties page, on the General tab, provide the following details:

   • Name: The name for the configuration.

   • Description: A brief description of the configuration.

   • Authentication type: Select Basic.

   

4. On the Configuration tab, provide the following details:

   • User Name: The user name for the account the data adapter uses for authentication.

   • Password: The password for the account the data adapter uses for authentication.

   

5. Click the Save button to save your configuration. This configuration can now be used when creating data links. For more information, see About Access Links.

Related Topics

• About Data Adapter Authentication

• Configuring OAuth 2.0 Authentication

• Deleting Authentication Configurations