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How to Setup Basic Authentication

Steps to setup Basic Authentication for a REST Service

  1. Open a new test tab
  2. Enter the URL in the textbox
  3. Click on Settings. This will bring up a window to configure the request settings
  4. Click on Basic Authentication
  5. Select Basic Authentication radio button
  6. Enter the username and password
  7. Click Add button.

The screenshot below shows steps 3 - 6.

 

Steps to setup Basic Authentication (Globally)

  1. Click on Global Settings (upper right hand corner) 
  2. Click on Basic Authentication
  3. Enter Host and Port.  The username/password account that will be added will be used for this Host:Port combination.
  4. Select Basic Authentication radio button
  5. Enter the username and password
  6. Click Add button.