Max Katz

In the context of mobile apps, basic access authentication is way for a Web browser to provide user name and password when invoking a REST service. A REST service that requires basic access authentication will look like this:

https://username:password@www.host.com/products

As you can see we are using https: and passing the username and password to the service.

Working with REST services (that return JSON or XML) is very easy in Tiggr Mobile Apps Builder. Tiggr comes with a service editor where you define service settings such as URL, and data format type (JSON, JSON, or XML). Request Parameters – for defining service inputs. Response Parameters – for defining service outputs.

Continue reading http://blog.gotiggr.com/2011/11/rest-api-with-basic-access-authentication-in-your-mobile-app/