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Module rfc7617

Module rfc7617 

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HTTP Basic authentication scheme (RFC 7617).

Base64 username:password pair carried in the Authorization request header (Basic <base64(user:pass)>). Used by CardDAV/CalDAV servers that do not support OAuth. Credentials are only encoded, not encrypted: the scheme must be used over TLS in production.

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HTTP Basic authentication scheme: credentials are sent as a base64-encoded username:password pair in the Authorization request header (RFC 7617 §2).