Deprecation of Basic Authentication for APIs
Description
Access to APIs based on HTTP Basic Authentication will reach end of maintenance on June 2, 2023 and will be deleted on November 20, 2026.See More
Detailed Description
Access to APIs based on HTTP Basic Authentication will reach end of maintenance on June 2, 2023 and will be deleted on November 20, 2026. End of Development was reached on November 20, 2020; End of Maintenance was reached on June 2, 2023; the feature will be permanently deleted on November 20, 2026. You can continue to use the software, but you should begin planning for a time when it will no longer be available for use. Note Notwithstanding the anticipated End of Maintenance of HTTP Basic Authentication for APIs (“Basic Authentication”) as of June 2, 2023, maintenance of Basic Authentication will continue solely where it's provided and used as part of the integration add-on 3.0 for SAP ERP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite.
Impact Assessment
SuccessFactors implementations that use this functionality must take action before the deletion date to avoid business disruption. End of Maintenance was June 2, 2023, meaning SAP no longer provides bug fixes or patches. The feature will be permanently removed on November 20, 2026, after which it will be completely unavailable in production. SAP recommends migrating to method for your business scenario. Implementation teams must audit current usage, communicate with stakeholders, complete the migration to the replacement solution, and test all affected business processes before the deletion date.