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Using Non-Authenticated URLs

Non-Authenticated URLs are special URLs that are intended to by-pass the default authentication requirements. That is, even if you have HTTP Authentication enabled, any URL that appears in the list of non-authenticated URLs will be accepted automatically. Note, these URLs (or endpoints) do not need to include the Home and API URL portion.

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Another use for a non-authenticated URL is for ping tests. Granted, any URL could be used for ping testing, but these will only return a generic 401 (Unauthorized) response. If you want to return a specific response, then create an API for it and add it to the list of non-authenticated URLs.

Whitelisted IPs

There are cases where a web server only exists to serve a limited range of clients. The Whitelisted IPs provides a way to note which IP addresses that are permitted to make API requests. If there are no whitelisted IPs entered then all IPs are permitted. This does not overrule authentication (i.e., this is not the same as a non-authenticated URL). All requests will still need to be authenticated, assuming authentication is enabled.