javascript - How to Encrypt password for REST API authentication -

there lot resources how secure rest api access, not looking for. going use provided rest api basic authentication (and cannot changed :( ).

obviously can go with:

var requestoptions = {     hostname: "rest.api.url.com",     path: "/path/",     auth: "username:password" };  var req = http.request(requestoptions, function (res) {     // code here     }); 

is there way not provide password in plain text in script?

is there way not provide password in plain text in [javascript]?

client-side javascript vulnerable tampering , modification, including reversing "encrypted" passwords store in client-side script. can obfuscate code like, if password present in form in client script, accessible.

i going use provided rest api basic authentication (and cannot changed easily

since can't change rest api use tokens or ssl, 1 solution comes mind have intermediary between server , rest api does use ssl. communicate securely server-side script on server, , have script proxy requests , responses rest api.

resources:

• how encrypt data in javascript , decrypt in php?
• secure communication between javascript , web service in php
• how secure password while being sent using ajax?