The HTTP Basic Authentication module supplies an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication">HTTP Basic authentication</a> provider for web service requests. This authentication provider authenticates requests using the HTTP Basic Authentication username and password, as an alternative to using Drupal's standard cookie-based authentication system. It is only useful if your site provides web services configured to use this type of authentication (for instance, the <a href=":rest_help">RESTful Web Services module</a>). For more information, see the <a href=":hba_do">online documentation for the HTTP Basic Authentication module</a>.