Calling protected decision services

Before calling a protected decision service, you must have a user name and a password that can be used for the basic authentication header, and the right role that is authorized to call the corresponding decision services.

Using Java

The following Java™ code uses Apache HttpClient to set a basic authentication header:

HttpRequest request = new HttpPost("…");
String baHeader = username + ":" + password;
String base64 = Base64 .getEncoder().encodeToString(baHeader.getBytes());
request.setHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + base64);

Using cURL

Use https://www.blitter.se/utils/basic-authentication-header-generator/ to generate a basic authentication header. Then, use a cURL command to make an invocation. See the following example:

#!/bin/bash

URL= https://myservice.ibmcloud.com/odm/dev
BASIC= dG90bzp0aXRp

echo Invoking: $URL/res/api/ruleapps?count=true
echo Response:
curl -k -v $URL/res/api/ruleapps?count=true \
-H "Authorization: Basic $BASIC"
echo