The BloxOne platform supports basic HTTP authentication for REST API. Basic authentication provides the ability to use authentication credentials in the form of a Cloud Services Portal API key in the authorization header of the HTTP API. The API key replaces the username and password for a more secure means of basic authentication.

Basic authentication requires username and password for authentication. Infoblox simplifies the process by using a standardized username apikey, so you only need to obtain a valid secure API key to use basic authentication.

Username: apikey

Password: <secure API key>

You can obtain a secure or user API key via the Cloud Services Portal, as described in Creating Service API Keys or Creating User API Keys.

Restrictions for Basic Authentication

Before using basic authentication, review and understand the following restrictions:

• You cannot use basic authentication for the following:

  • User sign-in

  • Switching user accounts

  • Creating customer support sessions

• Legacy API keys are not supported. You must create a secure API key.

• Only service accounts and interactive users are allowed for basic authentication.

Basic Authentication Example

You can use basic authentication by passing the username and password in the URL of your API request. The following is an example:

curl --location --request GET 'https://apikey:<secure api key>@csp.infoblox.com'