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Basic Authentication in REST API with Django

To implement basic authentication in a REST API with Django, you can use Django's built-in BasicAuthentication class. This class is provided by the Django REST framework and can be added to the DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES setting in your Django settings file. Here's an example of how to do this:

# settings.py

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
    ],
    # other settings...
}

By adding 'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication' to the DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES list, you enable basic authentication for your REST API endpoints. When a client makes a request to an endpoint that requires authentication, they will need to include their username and password in the request headers using the "Authorization" header.

Note: It's important to use HTTPS when using basic authentication to ensure that the credentials are encrypted during transmission.

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