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Basic Authentication
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The Basic Authentication uses the *Authorization* header when
performing HTTP requests. This method must only be used if
a username and password are required to access the web-server.

To use this authentication, you must select *"Basic Authentication"* as the
value for the "Authentication Type" field.

The required fields to configure Basic Authentication include:

 * **Username:** This field provides the username for the request. This
   field is required.

 * **Password:** This field provides the password for the request. This
   field is required.


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Example
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You must make a request to a web-server (data server) that
requires the username *"Sponge"* and the password *"Bob"*.

To configure Basic Authentication, the following fields are required:

 * Username: Sponge
 * Password: Bob