> On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 10:19:37AM +0200, Astrid Keßler wrote: >> > Hi. >> >> > I was translating the document >> > http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/en/howto/auth.html when I found this >> > phrase: "(...) Basic authentication sends the password from the client >> > to the browser unencrypted (...)". >> >> > I think the author meant that Basic authentication sends the password >> > from the server to the browser unencrypted... What do you think about it? >> >> No, this is correct. The server does not send any password. It sends an >> "authentication required" to the client. Then the client usually prompts >> the user for the password and send it to the server.
> Yes, but I think he was refering to the wording :) > Instead of : > "(...) Basic authentication sends the password from the client > to the browser unencrypted (...)". > Should be: > "(...) Basic authentication sends the password from the client > to the server unencrypted (...)". Eh, yes. You are right :) Kess --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
