Chapter 7
Authentication
An authentication is also supported by the integrated Web server of the REX Control system. See [1] for more information on how to secure the target device and enable user authentication.
Two distinct mechanisms are available for user authentication:
- HTTP Cookie – this mechanism is used by the integrated HTML web interface,
- HTTP Basic Authentication – this mechanism should be used when interacting with
the REST API programatically – see section 6.2.7. A URL with a user authentication
has a following format:
http://user:password@host/api/resource
Authentication mechanisms should not be mixed together. A request fails if both types of authentication are used and any of them is incorrect.
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