Re: HTTP Authentication with webtv / protected directories / credentials

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Posted by Jos Claerbout on August 12, 1999 at 09:37:00:

In Reply to: HTTP Authentication with webtv / protected directories / credentials posted by Mark Gulbrandsen on August 12, 1999 at 09:34:55:

Mark -

It sounds like you're talking about the Basic Authorization header, and I've used it many times with WebTV wihtout trouble. Can you please give us more details, plus a URL?

Thanks,

Jos


: I am having problems with http authentication for the users of my
: company's web site that access it via web tv. I have a protected
: directory that users must use a user name and password to access.
: Well, it appears that for every resource on every web page in the
: protected directory, the user must re-enter the user name and
: password. Is there any way to force webtv to realize that once it
: has logged into the protected directory, it does not need to request
: a user name and password from the webtv user for every resource
: on the web page?

: Thanks,
: Mark Gulbrandsen



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