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How to send password securely over HTTP Server?
It will allow you to login at the URL level, like this: https://user:[email protected]/login (Chrome, for example will automatically convert it into Authorization header) As pointed out by @zaph in his comment below, sending sensitive info as GET query is not good idea as it will most likely end up in server logs.
What are the benefits of using HTTPS for authentication?
This has a few added benefits to using HTTPS with the basic authentication you describe: The server never actually sees your password as you log in. If someone has managed to insert malicious code onto the server, they still won’t know what your password is.
Is it possible to store passwords in HTTP Digest?
Unfortunately, there are many problems with HTTP-digest and the most glaring of them is that the server needs to have the password in cleartext. So while it’s possible to communicate passwords securely using HTTP, it’s not possible to securely-store passwords on the server while using it.
Is there any way to make your passwords more secure?
Fortunately, there are simple ways to make your passwords as secure as possible. Doing so can keep hackers from taking over your accounts, and prevent theft of your information (or money from online banking!).
Can you pass user / pass for HTTP Basic authentication in?
It is (obviously) possible to send any string in the GET parameters, although not recommended to send login and password as can make it highly visible, especially if it’s not in an AJAX request. You will however, need to then code the server page to extract the login and password and then validate and use them in whatever way is required.
Which is better to send credentials over HTTPS or HTTP?
In a nutshell, as @jeremy-powell mentioned, always favour sending credentials over HTTPS instead of HTTP. It will take away a lot of security related headaches. TSL/SSL certificates are pretty cheap these days.
What’s the best way to send a password?
If on a login screen user submits a form with his username and password, the password is sent in plain text (even with POST, correct me if I am wrong). So the question is what is the right way to protect the user and his password against the third party who might be eavesdropping on the communication data?
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