@Elmarie_Claasen
I am not sure if this is a bug, it seems like something that has been done intentionally.@Lars can share more.
I would think if you used “External access” then your meta data would have to be public.
Alternatively, you could create an account with minimal user access rights and use its credentials for access. Tanzania has developed and implemented what they are calling an “interactive web portal” (see here) however an account with limited user rights has been used to pull favorites/dashboards onto the portal.
There is a downside, before it was possible to see these credentials (username and password). Now there is a middleware app they are using to hide these credentials
In case you are interested in the “interactive web portal” you can get the code and instructions on how to set it up here.
Let us know if this has been helpful.
Cheers,
Emma