[DRILL-7561] Document authentication for REST API

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Done
• Affects Version/s: 1.17.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.18.0
• Component/s: Documentation
• Labels: ready-to-commit
• Assignee: Dobes Vandermeer
• Reporter: Dobes Vandermeer
• Reviewer: Paul Rogers
• Created: 01/Feb/20 06:32
• Updated: 28/Feb/20 08:35
• Resolved: 28/Feb/20 08:35

Description

The REST API document does not describe how to authenticate requests.  It does have a section on how to impersonate users when authentication is disabled.

 

It would be great to have this information clearly documented in the REST API Introduction.

 

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1980