Basic authentication
Basic authentication (BA) is a standard method for providing a username and password to the authentication mechanism. BA is defined by the HTTP protocol and can be implemented over HTTP and over HTTPS.
Parent topic: Authentication methods
Related concepts
- Forms authentication
- Client-side certificate authentication
- Token authentication
- Kerberos authentication through an External Authentication Interface (EAI)
- Windows desktop single sign-on
- LTPA authentication
- OAuth Authentication
- OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication
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