Authentication
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The first step in using the nBox RESTful API is to authenticate the user, using the
same credentials used for logging into the nBox GUI. A new user can be created through
the *System* -> *Users* menu. Any authentication that works against the nBox GUI will 
work against the RESTful API. 

nBox uses a standard http authentication, simple example of basic authentication using
curl as a client:

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   curl -k https://username:password@hostname/api-bin/status.cgi