Using the driver : Authentication : HTTP header authentication

HTTP header authentication

To configure the driver to use HTTP header authentication:

Configure the minimum properties required for a connection:

If you are using a REST file, set the Config property to provide the name and location of the input REST file. For example, C:/path/to/myrest.rest.

If you are using the Sample property, set the Sample property to specify the endpoint that the want to connect to and sample. For example, https://example.com/countries/.

Set the AuthenticationMethod property to HttpHeader.

Set the AuthHeader property to specify the name of the HTTP header used for authentication. The default is Authorization.

Set the SecurityToken to specify the security token required to make a connection to your endpoint. For example, XaBARTsLZReM.

Optionally, specify values for any additional properties you want to configure.

The following examples demonstrates a session using a REST file with HTTP header authentication enabled and AuthHeader is set to the default.

For a connection URL:

Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection
("jdbc:datadirect:autorest:AuthenticationMethod=HttpHeader;
Config=C:/path/to/myrest.rest;SecurityToken=XaBARTsLZReM;User=jsmith;");

For a data source:

AutoRESTDataSource mds = new AutoRESTDataSource();
mds.setDescription("My Autonomous REST Data Source");
mds.setAuthenticationMethod("HttpHeader");
mds.setConfig("C:/path/to/myrest.rest");
mds.setSecurityToken("XaBARTsLZReM");
mds.setUser("jsmith");