[Action Required] Migrate Your Nx API Integration from Digest to Bearer Token Authentication

Hi

If you have built an integration against the Nx REST API using Digest Authentication, you need to take action. Digest Authentication is being removed from Nx Witness, and we want to give you plenty of lead time to make the switch.

What's Happening

Digest Authentication was deprecated in Nx Witness 5.0 (June 2022) when we introduced Bearer Token authentication as the secure replacement. We are now actively removing Digest support:

• Nx Media Server 6.1: Digest is disabled by default at High security level. Standard security level: Digest still works, for now.
• Nx Media Server 6.2+: Full removal planned. Digest will not be available at any security level. Exact version TBD.

What You Need to Do

Migrate your integration to Bearer Token authentication. In short:

• POST to /rest/v4/login/sessions to obtain a Bearer token and a logout token.
• Pass the Bearer token in the Authorization: Bearer <token> header on subsequent requests.
• DELETE to /rest/v4/login/tickets/{token} with the logout token to close the session cleanly.

All communication must be over HTTPS. Bearer Tokens cannot be sent over plain HTTP. For code-level implementation details, see the official documentation: 
Authentication through the REST API

Your Input Matters — Migration Path Survey

We know migration takes time, and we are not going to pull the plug without a plan. We are evaluating several interim options and we want to know which would be most useful for your situation.

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