.. _ui_authentication: Configure HTTP Basic Authentication with |c3-short| ################################################### HTTP Basic authentication is a simple way to implement access control. You can configure |c3| UI access control using HTTP Basic authentication. This authenticates users' access to |c3-short|. You can also :ref:`configure Control Center client authentication ` to other |cp| components with HTTP Basic authentication enabled. .. note:: For more sophisticated access control, :ref:`Configure Role-based Access Control for Control Center`. .. _controlcenter-basic-auth: Enable Basic authentication for |c3-short| ****************************************** .. include:: ../includes/rest-api-auth.rst .. _control-center-client-basic-auth: .. _control-center-client-basic-auth-sr: |c3-short| and other components ******************************* .. include:: ../includes/c3-basic-auth-components.rst