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  2. ID-7853

Password authentication deprecation error in REST-API uses outdated URL

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      Issue Summary

      If you attempt to authenticate using basic authentication with a password, or an invalid token, you get the below error message in return, which returns an invalid link to the deprecation notice:

      Basic authentication with passwords is deprecated. For more information, see: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/deprecation-of-basic-authentication-with-passwords-for-jira-and-confluence-apis-972355348.html

      The link redirects you to Atlassian Cloud Documentation blog posts instead: (https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/blog

      Steps to Reproduce

      To reproduce the error message that contains the invalid URL, authenticate improperly:

      smackie@xxxxxxxxx ~ % curl -D- \
         -u shannon.TEST@TEST.com:####### \
         -X GET \
         -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
         https://gudetama.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/space
      HTTP/2 401
      server: AtlassianProxy/1.19.3.1
      content-type: text/plain
      strict-transport-security: max-age=315360000; includeSubDomains; preload
      date: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:00:53 GMT
      atl-traceid: db4809dadf37284a
      x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block
      x-content-type-options: nosniff
      expect-ct: report-uri="https://web-security-reports.services.atlassian.com/expect-ct-report/global-proxy", enforce, max-age=86400
      
      Basic authentication with passwords is deprecated.  For more information, see: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/deprecation-of-basic-authentication-with-passwords-for-jira-and-confluence-apis-972355348.html

      Expected Results

      The error message should point users to the correct deprecation notice and not redirect to the Cloud blog release notes.

      Actual Results

      The deprecation notice URL sends users to the Atlassian Cloud Documentation blog posts instead: (https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/blog

      Workaround

      Refer users to the following URLs:

              1fd62c7d8c8a Avinash Pooruli
              smackie@atlassian.com Shannon S
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