1. Developing Integrated Spreadsheets Using Oracle Visual Builder Add-in for Excel
  2. Security
  3. Authentication Options
  4. Basic Authentication

Basic Authentication

Oracle Visual Builder Add-in for Excel supports basic authentication.

  • When a catalog is configured to use Basic Access Authentication, the business user is prompted for basic credentials before the first request is sent to that catalog's endpoints. See Authentication Options.
  • The add-in sends the user credentials in the Authorization header for REST requests to the endpoint. See RFC 7617 for more information.
  • When used with HTTP, basic authentication is not secure. Basic authentication should only be used with HTTPS, and preferably only in non-production environments.
  • Valid credentials for a given service using Basic authentication may be different from valid credentials for Token Relay.