.. _-authenticateBasicPFAsync-java-: authenticateBasicPFAsync ======================== Wraps the inner route with Http Basic authentication support using a given ``AsyncAuthenticatorPF``. Description ----------- Provides support for handling `HTTP Basic Authentication`_. Refer to :ref:`-authenticateBasic-java-` for a detailed description of this directive. Its semantics are equivalent to ``authenticateBasicPF`` 's, where not handling a case in the Partial Function (PF) leaves the request to be rejected with a :class:`AuthenticationFailedRejection` rejection. See :ref:`credentials-and-timing-attacks-java` for details about verifying the secret. .. warning:: Make sure to use basic authentication only over SSL/TLS because credentials are transferred in plaintext. .. _HTTP Basic Authentication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_auth Example ------- TODO: Example snippets for JavaDSL are subject to community contributions! Help us complete the docs, read more about it here: `write example snippets for Akka HTTP Java DSL #20466 `_.