Accessing REST API Resources
User authentication is the process of identifying someone who wants to gain access to a resource. A server contains protected resources that are only accessible to authorized users. When you want to access any resource on the server, the server uses different authentication mechanism to confirm your identity.
There are different mechanisms for authenticating and authorizing users in a system. In the ESA, REST API services are only accessible to authorized users. You can authorize or authenticate users using one of the following authentication mechanisms:
- Basic Authentication with username and password
- Client Certificates
- Tokens