The HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanism authenticates the end-user using credentials extracted from the HTTP Basic 'Authorization' header.
The HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanism object inherits from HTTP Authorization Mechanism.
Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.
Basic Properties
Advanced Properties
| Synopsis | Specifies whether user credentials may be provided using alternative headers to the standard 'Authorize' header. |
| Default Value | false |
| Allowed Values | true false |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced | No |
| Read-Only | No |
| Synopsis | Alternate HTTP headers to get the user's password from. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | A string. |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced | No |
| Read-Only | No |
| Synopsis | Alternate HTTP headers to get the user's name from. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | A string. |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced | No |
| Read-Only | No |
| Synopsis | Indicates whether the HTTP Authorization Mechanism is enabled. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | true false |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced | No |
| Read-Only | No |
| Synopsis | > Specifies the name of the identity mapper used to get the user's entry corresponding to the user-id provided in the HTTP authentication header. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | The name of an existing Identity Mapper. The referenced identity mapper must be enabled when the HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanism is enabled. |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced | No |
| Read-Only | No |
| Synopsis | Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanism implementation. |
| Default Value | org.opends.server.protocols.http.authz.HttpBasicAuthorizationMechanism |
| Allowed Values | A Java class that extends or implements: org.opends.server.protocols.http.authz.HttpAuthorizationMechanism |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced | Yes |
| Read-Only | No |