.. _basic-authenticator:

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Basic Authentication
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Basic Authentication utilizes the ``Authorization`` header when
performing HTTP requests. This method is used if both a username
and password are required to access the web-server.

Acceptable Credential Types:

* Basic/Snippet Credential
* SOAP/XML Host Credential
* Low-code tools: rest Credential

In all three credential types, the required fields to configure Basic
Authentication include:

* ``username``: This field provides the username for the request.
* ``password``: This field provides the password for the request.

Example
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You need to make a request to a web server that
requires the username of ``Spongia`` and the password of ``Bob``.

To configure Basic Authentication, the following fields would
need to be configured:

 * Username: ``Spongia``
 * Password: ``Bob``