"Basic Authentication" no longer supported in Aria Automation 8.18.1

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

System property: com.vmware.o11n.sso.basic-authentication.enabled to enable 'Basic Authentication' in Orchestrator of Aria Automation 8.18.1 no longer works.
Error "Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password." while adding an account for Aria Automation Orchestrator in Aria Operations

Environment

Aria Automation 8.18.1

Cause

System property: com.vmware.o11n.sso.basic-authentication.enabled to enable 'Basic Authentication' in Orchestrator of Aria Automation 8.18.1 has been deprecated where Aria Automation is being used as authentication provider in Embedded/External Orchestrator.
Additionally, Embedded/External Orchestrator of Aria Automation will continue to support 'Basic Authentication' where vSphere is being used as authentication provider.

Resolution

It is recommended to use following KB to generate an access token with username and password in Aria Automation.
Generate an Access Token and Bearer Token in VMware Aria Automation for API Authentication