kaxil commented on a change in pull request #10356:
URL: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/10356#discussion_r472526744
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File path: docs/security/api.rst
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@@ -116,3 +116,41 @@ look like the following.
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${ID_TOKEN}"
+
+Basic authentication
+''''''''''''''''''''
+
+`Basic username password authentication <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7617
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication>`_ is currently
+supported for the API. This works for users created through LDAP login or
+within Airflow DB using password.
Review comment:
```suggestion
within Airflow Metadata DB using password.
```
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