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# Wsse authentication

> Authenticate the requests using the WSSE standard with a username and password.

Adds WSSE authentication to an HTTP API connection using a username and password. WSSE is a header-based standard, common with SOAP and older web services, that proves who you are without sending the password itself: each request carries a `X-WSSE` header containing your username and a freshly hashed token built from the password. Use this when the API you are calling asks for WSSE credentials.

This documentation describes: [Schema](/schemas/http-authentication-configurator/wsse)

## Fields

**Username**

Required

The username for the API you are authenticating with.

**Password**

Required

The password that goes with the username. It is never sent directly; it is used to compute the hashed token in the request header. Consider storing it in an environment variable and referencing it here rather than typing it in plainly.

## Sample data

This feature adds authentication to a live HTTP connection rather than transforming data, so there is no before/after to show. A typical configuration looks like this:

| Field | Value |
| - | - |
| Username | `your-username` |
| Password | `your-password` |

With these settings, every request sent over the connection includes a `X-WSSE` header carrying the username and a hashed token derived from the password.

```json Configuration theme={null}
{
  "prototype": "wsse",
  "parameters": {
    "username": "your-username",
    "password": "your-password"
  }
}
```


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