Node.js

Clear REST Authentication Settings

Demonstrates Rest.ClearAuth, which removes any authentication providers and credentials previously configured through the SetAuth* methods.

Background. Clearing authentication is useful when reusing a Rest object for a request that must be sent without credentials, or before switching to a different authentication method.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var bTls = true;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Normally you would not hard-code secrets in source.  You should instead obtain them from an
    //  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    var username = "myUsername";
    var password = "myPassword";
    success = rest.SetAuthBasic(username,password);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  ClearAuth removes any authentication providers and credentials previously configured through the
    //  SetAuth* methods, for example before reusing the object for an unauthenticated request.
    rest.ClearAuth();

    console.log("Authentication cleared.");

}

chilkatExample();