To provide credentials for HCP authentication, you use the Authorization request header with a value in the format shown below:
Authorization: HCP access-key:secret-key
In this format:
•access-key is the Base64-encoded username for your user account.
•secret-key is the MD5-hashed password for your user account.
Here’s an example of an Authorization header for HCP authentication:
Authorization: HCP bGdyZWVu:35dc4c4aa08fe0deab7e292e00eb8e97
With HCP authentication, the Authorization header for requesting anonymous access looks like this:
Authorization: HCP all_users:
For more information about user authentication, see Authentication. For information about changing the password for your user account, see, Changing your password.
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