HTTP Collection: howto create json file with basic athent API like username:password

A clarification:
Curl example using the RedHat Satellite API:

curl -X GET -s -k -u sat_username:sat_password https://satellite6.example.com/api/v2/

In json file, how can i build this header with:

Authorization: Basic dXNlcl9zdXBlcnZpc2lvbjpNY1VBSG41UGxadjZ6a0JSYlRlc2ZR

to the right of Basic we have a base64 of the string username:password

Hi! You should use this syntax:

{
  "http": {
    "requests": [
      {
        "name": "endpoint",
        "hostname": "1.2.3.4",
        "authorization": {
          "username": "myuser",
          "password": "mypass"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

hello,

It does’nt work.

My json file :

    "http": {

      "requests": [

        {

          "name": "tasksRequest",

          "hostname": "%(constants.hostname)",

          "proto": "%(constants.protocol)",

          "port": "%(constants.port)",

          "endpoint": "/%(constants.customPath)/tasks?per_page=1000",

          "authorization": {

                  "username": "user_supervision",

                  "password": "testsupervision"

          },

          "timeout": 30,

          "backend": "curl",

          "rtype": "json",

          "parse": [

            {

              "name": "entries",

              "type": "body",

              "path": "$.results[*]",

              "entries": [

                {"id": "id"},

                {"id": "label"},

                {"id": "result"},

                {"id": "start_at"}

              ]

            }

          ]

        }

      ]

    },

My command line :

usr/lib/centreon/plugins//centreon_protocol_http.pl --plugin=apps::protocols::http::plugin --mode collection  --config='satellite-tasks-http-collection2.json' --constant='hostname=satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers' --constant='days=0' --debug

And the result :

CRITICAL: Authentication resulted in 401 HTTP code : Unauthorized

== Info:   Trying xx.xx.xx.xx...

== Info: TCP_NODELAY set

== Info: Connected to satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers (xx.xx.xx.xx) port 443 (#0)

== Info: ALPN, offering http/1.1

== Info: successfully set certificate verify locations:

== Info:   CAfile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt

  CApath: none

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Encrypted Extensions (8):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Request CERT (13):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, CERT verify (15):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):

== Info: SSL connection using TLSv1.3 / TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

== Info: ALPN, server accepted to use http/1.1

== Info: Server certificate:

== Info:  subject: C=FR; O=CNAM; OU=CNAM/DDSI/CSH DIJON; CN=satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

== Info:  start date: Dec 23 13:23:54 2024 GMT

== Info:  expire date: Dec 23 13:23:54 2027 GMT

== Info:  subjectAltName: host "satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers" matched cert's "satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers"

== Info:  issuer: C=FR; O=CNAM; OU=180035024; CN=AC CNAM SERVICES G2 HP

== Info:  SSL certificate verify ok.

== Info: TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

=> Send header: GET /foreman_tasks/api/tasks?per_page=1000 HTTP/1.1

Host: satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

Accept: */*

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):

== Info: TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

=> Recv header: HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized

=> Recv header: Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 08:27:57 GMT

=> Recv header: Server: Apache

=> Recv header: Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

=> Recv header: Apipie-Checksum: bdc888bc611ab5db713efc194ab40c8f9c1c24a6

=> Recv header: Cache-Control: no-cache

=> Recv header: X-Request-Id: 10449a08-9885-458d-980f-7d12d2a54298

=> Recv header: X-Runtime: 0.016539

=> Recv header: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=631139040; includeSubdomains

=> Recv header: X-Frame-Options: sameorigin

=> Recv header: X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff

=> Recv header: X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block

=> Recv header: X-Download-Options: noopen

=> Recv header: X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies: none

=> Recv header: Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; child-src 'self'; connect-src 'self' ws: wss:; img-src 'self' data:; script-src 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline' 'self'; style-src 'unsafe-inline' 'self'

=> Recv header: Via: 1.1 satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

=> Recv header: Transfer-Encoding: chunked

=> Recv header:

=> Recv data: 46

{

  "error": {"message":"Impossible d'authentifier l'utilisateur "}

}

0

== Info: Connection #0 to host satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers left intact

======> returned JSON structure:

{

   "error" : {

      "message" : "Impossible d'authentifier l'utilisateur "

   }

}

======> variables

    constants.customPath = foreman_tasks/api

    constants.days = 0

    builtin.currentTime = 1747038477

    constants.port = 443

    builtin.httpCode.tasksRequest = 401

    constants.hostname = satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

    builtin.httpExecutionTime.tasksRequest = 0.049786

    builtin.httpMessage.tasksRequest = Unauthorized

    constants.auth =

    constants.protocol = https

Authentication resulted in 401 HTTP code : Unauthorized

The result is identical to the curl command without the -u option :

curl https://satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers/foreman_tasks/api/tasks?per_page=1000 -v

*   Trying xx.xx.xx.xx...

* TCP_NODELAY set

* Connected to satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers (xx.xx.xx.xx) port 443 (#0)

* ALPN, offering h2

* ALPN, offering http/1.1

* successfully set certificate verify locations:

*   CAfile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt

  CApath: none

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Encrypted Extensions (8):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Request CERT (13):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, CERT verify (15):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):

* SSL connection using TLSv1.3 / TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

* ALPN, server accepted to use h2

* Server certificate:

*  subject: C=FR; O=CNAM; OU=CNAM/DDSI/CSH DIJON; CN=satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

*  start date: Dec 23 13:23:54 2024 GMT

*  expire date: Dec 23 13:23:54 2027 GMT

*  subjectAltName: host "satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers" matched cert's "satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers"

*  issuer: C=FR; O=CNAM; OU=180035024; CN=AC CNAM SERVICES G2 HP

*  SSL certificate verify ok.

* Using HTTP2, server supports multi-use

* Connection state changed (HTTP/2 confirmed)

* Copying HTTP/2 data in stream buffer to connection buffer after upgrade: len=0

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

* Using Stream ID: 1 (easy handle 0x556dd941f740)

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

> GET /foreman_tasks/api/tasks?per_page=1000 HTTP/2

> Host: satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

> User-Agent: curl/7.61.1

> Accept: */*

>

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

* Connection state changed (MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS == 100)!

* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS app data, [no content] (0):

< HTTP/2 401

< content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8

< apipie-checksum: bdc888bc611ab5db713efc194ab40c8f9c1c24a6

< cache-control: no-cache

< x-request-id: b2f00ef0-5e8f-4236-be96-5a8c390d5c36

< x-runtime: 0.013514

< strict-transport-security: max-age=631139040; includeSubdomains

< x-frame-options: sameorigin

< x-content-type-options: nosniff

< x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block

< x-download-options: noopen

< x-permitted-cross-domain-policies: none

< content-security-policy: default-src 'self'; child-src 'self'; connect-src 'self' ws: wss:; img-src 'self' data:; script-src 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline' 'self'; style-src 'unsafe-inline' 'self'

< via: 2.0 satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers

< date: Mon, 12 May 2025 08:32:59 GMT

< server: Apache

<

{

  "error": {"message":"Impossible d'authentifier l'utilisateur "}

}

* Connection #0 to host satellite-connected.cnamts.admtangers left intact

I think the centreon_protocol_http.pl plugin does not handle "authorization"

Philippe