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# Create an auth profile

# Create a basic auth profile using the Automated Test Framework {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create basic auth profiles to specify basic authentication credentials for Send
Request - Inbound test steps.

## Before you begin

Role required: web_service_admin

## About this task

The user name and password must be valid credentials on the instance where the tests using the profile are run.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAutomated Test FrameworkTests.
2. Select a test that uses a Send Request - Inbound step.
3. Select a Send Request - Inbound step.
4. In the Basic authentication field, select the hour glass to look up the available profiles.
5. On the Basic Auth Configurations form, select New.
6. In the Name field, enter a name for the profile.
7. In the Username field, enter a user name.
8. In the Password field, enter a password.
9. Click Submit.

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