---
 bugzilla/base.py |    8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: python-bugzilla-3.0.2/bugzilla/base.py
===================================================================
--- python-bugzilla-3.0.2.orig/bugzilla/base.py
+++ python-bugzilla-3.0.2/bugzilla/base.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
     def __init__(self, url=-1, user=None, password=None, cookiefile=-1,
                  sslverify=True, tokenfile=-1, use_creds=True, api_key=None,
                  cert=None, configpaths=-1,
-                 force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None):
+                 force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None,
+                 basic_auth=False):
         """
         :param url: The bugzilla instance URL, which we will connect
             to immediately. Most users will want to specify this at
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
         :param requests_session: An optional requests.Session object the
             API will use to contact the remote bugzilla instance. This
             way the API user can set up whatever auth bits they may need.
+        :param basic_auth: Use headers with HTTP Basic authentication
         """
         if url == -1:
             raise TypeError("Specify a valid bugzilla url, or pass url=None")
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
         self._setcookiefile(cookiefile)
         self._settokenfile(tokenfile)
         self._setconfigpath(configpaths)
+        self._basic_auth = basic_auth
 
         if url:
             self.connect(url)
@@ -607,6 +610,9 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
         if not self.password:
             raise ValueError("missing password")
 
+        if self._basic_auth:
+            self._backend.set_basic_auth(self.user, self.password)
+
         payload = {"login": self.user}
         if restrict_login:
             payload['restrict_login'] = True
Index: python-bugzilla-3.0.2/bugzilla/_backendxmlrpc.py
===================================================================
--- python-bugzilla-3.0.2.orig/bugzilla/_backendxmlrpc.py
+++ python-bugzilla-3.0.2/bugzilla/_backendxmlrpc.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 from logging import getLogger
+import base64
 import sys
 from xmlrpc.client import (Binary, Fault, ProtocolError,
                            ServerProxy, Transport)
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ class _BugzillaXMLRPCProxy(ServerProxy,
             self.__bugzillasession.set_token_value(ret.get('token'))
         return ret
 
+    def clear_token(self):
+        self.__bugzillasession.set_token_value(None)
+
 
 class _BackendXMLRPC(_BackendBase):
     """
@@ -150,6 +154,16 @@ class _BackendXMLRPC(_BackendBase):
     def is_xmlrpc(self):
         return True
 
+    def set_basic_auth(self, user, password):
+        """
+        Set basic authentication method.
+
+        :return:
+        """
+        b64str = base64.b64encode("{}:{}".format(user, password).encode("utf-8"))
+        authstr = "Basic {}".format(b64str.decode("utf-8"))
+        self._bugzillasession._session.headers["Authorization"] = authstr
+
     def bugzilla_version(self):
         return self._xmlrpc_proxy.Bugzilla.version()