Basic Authentication
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
Rest snippet framework 101 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
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:
SpongiaPassword:
Bob