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RFC 7617 - The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme

  • Status: Proposed Standard
  • Published: September 2015
  • Stream: IETF
  • Obsoletes: RFC 2617
  • Errata: RFC 7617 Errata

Document Information​

  • RFC Number: 7617
  • Title: The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme
  • Authors: J. Reschke (greenbytes)
  • Date: September 2015
  • Category: Standards Track
  • Obsoletes: RFC 2617
  • ISSN: 2070-1721

Abstract​

This document defines the "Basic" Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) authentication scheme, which transmits credentials as user-id/password pairs, encoded using Base64.

Status of This Memo​

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

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