[1.x] Views for password-less buckets do not work with Couchbase Server 5.x+

In Couchbase Server 5.0 onwards, all view engine activity is protected via auth.

In previous versions if your bucket didn't have a password you did not have to provide authentication with your HTTP request.

This means that the 1.x .NET client is broken with views on password-less buckets and Couchbase Server 5.x+.

This release line is long past EOL, so this will not be fixed, but I have raised this NCBC for future reference if people come across the same issue.

Error message:

Error: Could not connect to view

Workaround:

Add a password to your bucket user and set this password in your application.

Solution:

Upgrade to .NET 2.x where this is not an issue.