In ASP.NET Core-6 Web API, this Basic Auth code to be used as an header for my POST, PUT and Get Requests:

> 
> --header 'Authorization: Basic GGATEIIIFFFF12234JJKKKKKFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'
> 
> 
> 

In my **appsettings.Json**, I have the credential as shown below:

```
  "BasicCredentials": {
    "username": "Akwetey",
    "password": "#12345677**87" //Basic Auth
  },

```

Then I have this Get Request:

```
public IEnumerable<Employee> GetEmployees()
{
    List<Employee> employeelist = new List<Employee>();
    using (con = new SqlConnection(connection))
    {
        con.Open();
        command = new SqlCommand("sp_employees", con);
        command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        dataReader = command.ExecuteReader();
        while (dataReader.Read())
        {
            Employee employee = new Employee();
            employee.EmployeeId = Convert.ToInt32(dataReader["EmployeeId"]);
            employee.Firstname = dataReader["Firstname"].ToString();
            employee.Lastname = dataReader["Lastname"].ToString();
            employee.Email = dataReader["Email"].ToString();
      employee.EmploymentDate = Convert.ToDateTime(dataReader["EmploymentDate"].ToString());

            employeelist.Add(employee);
        }
        con.Close();
    }
    return employeelist;
}

```

How do I authorise the Get Get Request code above using the Basic Auth Credentials as the header?

Thanks