**[Rob Winch](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=rwinch)** opened **[SPR-14682](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-14682?redirect=false)** and commented It would be nice to have a `ClientWebRequestPostProcessor` that adds HTTP Basic Authorization header. The usage might look like: ```java webClient .perform(get("/").apply(httpBasic("user", "password"))) ...; ``` --- **Referenced from:** pull request https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/pull/1164