Basic Authentication

Set up Basic authentication for your integration

Overview

Many companies use Basic authentication as the least-restrictive (or least secure) form of log in. This is used for SaaS applications where Name, Password, and Access Token provide enough security for the level of information that is available on the SaaS application.

Fields

Basic authentication includes the following fields:

Field	Description
Access Token	An access token provided by an external system used in place of a username password combination
Username	This field in most cases is the username of a user of the instance of the external system
Password	This field in most cases is the password of a user of the instance of the external system
Use Raw Token	Only select this checkbox when the prefix ‘Bearer' or 'Basic’ has not been added as a prefix in the Authorization header

If you are using an Access Token for authentication it is best practice to use the Token authentication type instead. The Access Token should only be used in the case that it is combined with the Use Raw Token configuration, as this configuration is not currently available in the Token authentication type.