# Authentication

AutoRABIT APIs use API keys for secure authentication. All authentication is handled through **HTTP Basic Auth**, where the API key is provided as the username. No password is required.

Your API key grants significant access—treat it like a password. **Do not expose your API key** in public code repositories, client-side applications, or other insecure locations such as [GitHub](/product-guides/arm/arm-features/automation-and-ci/enabling-github-checks.md).

> **ℹ️ API Token Header Usage**
>
> Generate your API key from the AutoRABIT platform. For cURL or other HTTP clients, include it in the header as:
>
> ```
> header -- "token: api-key"
> ```
>
> This header is required for all authenticated API requests.


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