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Configure HTTP Basic Authentication for REST

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Demonstrates Rest.SetAuthBasic, which configures HTTP Basic authentication from a username and password. Chilkat automatically adds the Authorization header to each request sent through the object.

Background. HTTP Basic authentication transmits credentials with every request, so it should be used over HTTPS. Credentials should be obtained from a secure source rather than hard-coded in production code.

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IncludeFile "CkRest.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    rest.i = CkRest::ckCreate()
    If rest.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    bTls.i = 1
    bAutoReconnect.i = 1
    success = CkRest::ckConnect(rest,"example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  Normally you would not hard-code secrets in source.  You should instead obtain them from an
    ;  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    username.s = "myUsername"
    password.s = "myPassword"

    ;  Configure HTTP Basic authentication.  Chilkat automatically adds the Authorization header to
    ;  each request sent through this object.
    success = CkRest::ckSetAuthBasic(rest,username,password)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    responseText.s = CkRest::ckFullRequestNoBody(rest,"GET","/api/protected")
    If CkRest::ckLastMethodSuccess(rest) = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug responseText


    CkRest::ckDispose(rest)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure