Before you begin
BasicAuth refers to the user ID and password of a valid user in the registry of the target server. BasicAuth information can be collected in many ways including through an administrative console prompt, a standard in (Stdin) prompt, or specified in the bindings, which prevents user interaction. For more information on BasicAuth authentication, see: BasicAuth authentication method.
Why and when to perform this task
Complete the following steps to specify BasicAuth as the authentication method:
Steps for this task
What to do next
For more information on getting started with the Web services client editor within the assembly tool, see either of the following topics:After you specify the BasicAuth authentication method, you must specify how to collect the authentication information. See Configuring the client for basic authentication: collecting the authentication information.
Related concepts
Nonce, a randomly generated token
Related tasks
Configuring the client for basic authentication: collecting the authentication
information
Configuring the client for identity assertion: specifying the method
Configuring the client for identity assertion: collecting the authentication
method
Configuring the client for LTPA token authentication: specifying LTPA
token authentication
Configuring the client for LTPA token authentication: collecting the
authentication method information
Configuring the client security bindings using an assembly tool
Configuring the security bindings on a server acting as a client using
the administrative console
Configuring nonce for the application level
Configuring nonce for the server level
Configuring nonce for the cell level
Securing Web services for Version 5.x applications using basicauth
authentication