What characters should be allowed in HTTP Basic Authentication userid and password
Ethan Arrowood
Posted on December 28, 2017
Based on this RFC2617 Specification, HTTP Basic Authentication userid can contain any TEXT excluding the symbol :. The password can contain any TEXT. Are these the only rules for Basic Authentication usernames and passwords?
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Ethan Arrowood
Posted on December 28, 2017
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