The REST client/user provides the
Teradata Viewpoint username and password. The authentication information is passed using the HTTP header, where the username and password are separated by a colon and encoded in base64. An authentication header is required for every web service request that is sent.
| HTTP Headers |
Value |
Example |
|---|
| Authorization |
Viewpoint Portal username and password in the format Basic <username>:<password> |
Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ= (where dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=is the base64 encoding of <username>:<password> |
| TD-Authorization |
Database system username and password in the format Basic <username>:<password>. (Required for Data Lab only.) |
Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ= (where dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=is the base64 encoding of <username>:<password> |