> On the other hand, if you know the user's credentials, why bother to
> fake anything -- just log in to the system like anyone else!

Thats user security - only user training can do that.

> So... In a system where eavesdropping or man-in-the-middle attacks are
> not possible (ie. HTTP over SSL), HTTP Basic Authentication is secure.

As secure as any other method suggested [eg: cookies] yes - but no more or
less secure.


-- 
Dan Hardiker [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
ADAM Software & Systems Engineer
First Creative Ltd



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