Authenticate Your API Requests

1. Convert your user name and password to Base64 format.
   Example: username:password converts to dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=
2. When making a request to the firewall, include the base64 converted token in the header preceded by Authorization: Basic
   Example:

   curl -X POST 'https://firewall/api?&type=config&action=get&xpath=/config/devices/entry[@name=%27localhost.localdomain%27]/network/interface/ethernet' -H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ='

3. Include the header in each of the subsequent requests to the firewall.