The HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanism authenticates the end-user using credentials extracted from the HTTP Basic 'Authorization' header.
The HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanism component inherits from the HTTP Authorization Mechanism
The following components have a direct AGGREGATION relation FROM HTTP Basic Authorization Mechanisms :
A description of each property follows.
| Basic Properties: | Advanced Properties: |
|---|---|
| ↓ alt-authentication-enabled | ↓ java-class |
| ↓ alt-password-header | |
| ↓ alt-username-header | |
| ↓ enabled | |
| ↓ identity-mapper |
| Description | 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 Property | No |
| Read-only | No |
| Description | 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 Property | No |
| Read-only | No |
| Description | 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 Property | No |
| Read-only | No |
| Description | 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 Property | No |
| Read-only | No |
| Description | > 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 DN of any 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 Property | No |
| Read-only | No |
| Description | 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 implements or extends the class(es) : org.opends.server.protocols.http.authz.HttpAuthorizationMechanism |
| Multi-valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None |
| Advanced Property | Yes |
| Read-only | No |