Add API Key Authentication to Unifi Network Integration

[orehmann]

Integration name

UniFi Network

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/unifi

Describe the enhancement

Please add authentication against Unifi Controller using an API key instead of a fully fledged user. Saving Username/Password in in HomeAssistant which allows a login on Unifi Controller Front facing WebUI is not ideal from a security perspective.

UnifI Offers API Keys for this purpose .

The Unifi Protect integration already uses this for accessing Cam SRTP streams.

Use cases

Security. As mentioned HA should not save credentials for front facing web interface.

Anything else?

If accepting and implementing this feature please add the possibility to switch from username/password auth to API key auth from the UI without the need of reinstalling the whole integration as this could break existing automations/trackers/etc.

[github-actions[bot]]

🏷️ I've automatically added the integration: unifi label to help categorize this feature request.

[BWilky]

+1 would love this please

[matthyne]

Also requesting this.

[r4h027]

big vouch for this.

[TeknoCentral]

Please also include Fabric API. I setup a MCP server that may help you see all the tools you can use with fabric.