# MOBOTIX SYNC - Enable Basic Authentication for third party access

**URL:** https://community.mobotix.com/t/mobotix-sync-enable-basic-authentication-for-third-party-access/7497
**Category:** MOBOTIX SYNC
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.mobotix.com/t/mobotix-sync-enable-basic-authentication-for-third-party-access/7497 "2023-10-23T12:13:00Z")
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### Author: ![Mx-JoergS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.mobotix.com/mx-joergs/32/10425_2.png) [@Mx-JoergS](https://community.mobotix.com/u/Mx-JoergS)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.mobotix.com/t/mobotix-sync-enable-basic-authentication-for-third-party-access/7497/1 "2023-10-23T12:13:00Z")

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In the case where the MOBOTIX Sync would be implemented in another Application , the way of how authentication of this 3rd party application requires the method “Basic Authentication” for example the **MOBOTIX HUB VMS** Plugin – MOBOTIX Sync Dashboard or the MOBOTIX Sync Dashboard for the **Milestone XProtect requires the Basic Authentication.**

In this Report we describe how the MOBOTIX Sync admin can enable the Basic Authentication in the MOBOTIX SYNC.

**The follow steps need to be done:**

1. On the MOBOTIX Sync Server open the configuration **C:\ProgramData\SyncMNGR\config.xml**

2. **Add** the follow line to the config as shown in the Line 11(see screenshot)  
 ![MicrosoftTeams-image (55)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/mobotix/original/2X/a/ab945a18d784f6272e1dc0c0924bf162debe41ef.png)

3. **Store** the change.

4. **Restart** the SyncMNGR-Service

 ![MicrosoftTeams-image (56)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/mobotix/original/2X/b/b2b7e07e1b804f76cc60d2119e96cf18facee291.png)

After that you can use the Basic Authentication with the MOBOTIX Sync Server.