[Solved] What is wrong with this Basic Authentication header? Authorization: Basic user:pass - Ans: The username and password are not base64 encoded | Rest API

Rest API - Authentication and Authorization

What is wrong with this Basic Authentication header?
Authorization: Basic user:pass

AThe username and password are not base64 encoded

BThe header should be 'Bearer' not 'Basic'

CThe colon ':' should be replaced with a comma ','

DThe header is missing the word 'Authorization'

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Check the format of the Authorization header
The header must have the credentials base64 encoded after 'Basic '.
Step 2: Identify the error in the given header
The given header has 'user:pass' in plain text, not base64 encoded.
Final Answer:
The username and password are not base64 encoded -> Option A
Quick Check:
Basic Auth requires base64 encoding [OK]

Quick Trick: Credentials must be base64 encoded, not plain text [OK]

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