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Access control method for the HTTP network communication protocol
In the context of an HTTP transaction, basic access authentication is a method for an HTTP user agent to provide a user name and password when making a request. In basic HTTP authentication, a request contains a header field in the form of Authorization: Basic <credentials>, where <credentials> is the Base64 encoding of user name and password joined by a single colon :. Wikipedia →
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BibleBible · 1200
Modern Operating SystemsAndrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos · 1992
Invitation to Computer ScienceG. Michael Schneider, Judith L. Gersting · 1995
The web application hacker's handbookDafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto · 2007
Apache CookbookKen Coar, Rich Bowen · 2003
Essentials of educational psychologyJeanne Ellis Ormrod · 2006
Data Communications and NetworkingBehrouz A. Forouzan, Catherine Ann Coombs · 2000
Pro GitScott Chacon, Ben Straub · 2009
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