[JENKINS-70718] Support secret text credentials in the http request plugin

Authenticate with secret-text credentials as follows

def response = httpRequest(url: apiUrl, authentication: 'benipeled-test-httpRequest-secret-key', consoleLogResponseBody: true)

Fail with the following non-exists msg

16:12:39  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Authentication 'benipeled-test-httpRequest-secret-key' doesn't exist anymore

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestExecution.(HttpRequestExecution.java:239)

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestExecution.from(HttpRequestExecution.java:163)

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestStep$Execution.run(HttpRequestStep.java:394)

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestStep$Execution.run(HttpRequestStep.java:383)

16:12:39      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.lambda$start$0(SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:47)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)

16:12:39  Finished: FAILURE 

I see it comes from [0] but I'm not sure why auth == null in this case

[0] https://github.com/jenkinsci/http-request-plugin/blob/master/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestExecution.java#L223-L253

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Originally reported by benipeled, imported from: Support secret text credentials in the http request plugin

• assignee: janario
  
• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): http-request-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 1
  
• watchers: 5
  
• imported: 20260702-081740
  

Raw content of original issue

Authenticate with secret-text credentials as follows


def response = httpRequest(url: apiUrl, authentication: 'benipeled-test-httpRequest-secret-key', consoleLogResponseBody: true)


Fail with the following non-exists msg



16:12:39  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Authentication 'benipeled-test-httpRequest-secret-key' doesn't exist anymore

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestExecution.<init>(HttpRequestExecution.java:239)

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestExecution.from(HttpRequestExecution.java:163)

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestStep$Execution.run(HttpRequestStep.java:394)

16:12:39      at jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequestStep$Execution.run(HttpRequestStep.java:383)

16:12:39      at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.lambda$start$0(SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:47)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)

16:12:39      at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)

16:12:39  Finished: FAILURE 



I see it comes from [0] but I'm not sure why auth == null in this case


[0] https://github.com/jenkinsci/http-request-plugin/blob/master/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestExecution.java#L223-L253

environment

```
Jenkins 2.389

HTTP Request Plugin Version 1.16
```