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title: Node-RED Authentication
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createdAt: 2025-06-10T07:51:54.740Z
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The Servicely Node-RED Nodes currently support Basic and HMAC Header Token authentication. HMAC Header Token validation is the preferred method, as it provides authentication using a shared secret that is not transferred as part of the message exchange (as is the case with Basic and Bearer authentication).

This functionality requires version 0.0.17 of the node-red-contrib-servicely package

## Creating servicely credentials

More detailed information on the configuration of the inbound Authentication Tokens can be found here: [Inbound Authentication for Integrations](docId\:sDJVQOeJ36zoaAJCu_p6U).

Version 0.0.17 of the Node-RED plugin requires a token with the following settings:

| **Field**       | **Value**              |
| --------------- | ---------------------- |
| Validation type | HMAC header validation |
| Hash method     | SHA256                 |
| Header Key      | Date                   |

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/RDSPJwtKQ5B5sE-oMCN16/xG_AZCJdHHR3Q4eTZt8Gx_2248245255.png)

In a Node-RED Servicely Connection, specify the ‘HMAC Header Token’ Authentication type and paste the token and secret.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/RDSPJwtKQ5B5sE-oMCN16/5NYI0vQ6dVUyXneF50MPC_2248343557.png)