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# Basic Auth

## Windows

When using **SIGNIUS Sealing Client** REST API methods for sealing documents, You can add an additional layer of protection by requiring from user some basic authentication (user credentials) that You can set up in the client's configuration. 

Open configuration GUI feature (or do it like in Linux  - configuring appsettings.json file) 

* go to "Local REST settings" tab
* under "Basic authentication user" and "Basic authentication password" place credentials You want to require from application's REST API calls/requests
* tick the "enable local http server (REST-API)" checkbox

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## Linux

description coming soon...