How to: Allow API authentication with ReCaptcha enabled in the FileCloud Server

Original Question

or Issue:

Environment:

• Product - FileCloud Server
• Version - Any
• Platform - Any

• Enable ReCaptch in the FileCloud Server
• Use an API to login.

Defect or

Enhancement Number:

Resolution or

Workaround:

Create a separate Group Policy for the API user and enable Basic Authentication. Here are the steps:

• Log in to the Admin Portal and go to Settings >> Policies
• Create a copy of the existing Global Default Policy or any policy of your preference.
• Follow the steps in this document to Enable Basic Authentication.
• Add the API user to the new policy so the policy will only be effective for the API user.

• Once it is enabled and assigned to the API user, the API will accept credentials in the Authorization header with a Basic prefix. Credentials are created by appending username and password with a colon (e.g., user:password) and encoding that string with Base64.

  For example: 

  Authorization: Basic YWxhZFSpbjpvcGVuc2VzZX1l

• Every API user will have their code, as it will derive from their username and password. 
• The following applications can be used to encode the user:password string with base64 encoding
  • Online Tools
  • Programming Languages like Python, JavaScript, or NodeJS
  • Command Line Tools
  • Text Editor or IDEs like Notepad++
  • Desktop Applications