Re: Issue: Authentication Credentials

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:33:28 +0200, Mark Nottingham <mnot@yahoo-inc.com>  
wrote:
> If the browser is already sending credentials for a particular  
> protection space (to use RFC2617 terminology), XHR SHOULD send them when  
> accessing resources in the same space. It'll need to define precedence  
> between these and those explicitly used in a call (which would override,  
> I presume).
>
> In other words, if I'm already logged into a site, XHR should reuse my  
> credentials, rather than ask me for them again.

I assume this has been solved by your integrated rewrite of send()? It  
seems to mention this although a bit more abstract in the part about  
authentication.


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Anne van Kesteren
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Received on Tuesday, 16 May 2006 17:47:00 UTC