HttpClient authentication header not getting sent

Question

I\'m trying to use an HttpClient for a third-party service that requires basic HTTP authentication. I am using the AuthenticationHeaderValue. Here

Answer 1

Try setting the header on the client:

DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(String.Format("{0}:{1}", userName, password))));

This works for me.