You can use the REST gateway in a secured data grid configuration.
To access secured data grids, provide the user ID and password in
an authorization header. Transport security can be used with the REST
gateway, but introduces additional processing for the appliance.
Authentication and authorization
To access
to a data grid map through the REST gateway, the user must be authenticated
and authorized to access the specified data grid in the URI. The application
client must provide a basic authorization header with the authorized
user ID and password in the HTTP headers of the HTTP request.
Authorization: Basic <base64 encoded string of “userid:password”>
For
more information about the basic authorization header format, see
Wikipedia: Basic access authentication.
Transport security
Clients that are using the
REST Gateway can use the HTTPS protocol if transport security is required.
Using HTTPS instead of HTTP introduces significant additional processing
burden on the WebSphere® DataPower® XC10 Appliance to
process the request.