[Bug 19969] New: clarify some user name/password and setRequestHeader() Authorize header issues

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19969

          Priority: P2
            Bug ID: 19969
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-webapps@w3.org
          Assignee: annevk@annevk.nl
           Summary: clarify some user name/password and setRequestHeader()
                    Authorize header issues
        QA Contact: public-webapps-bugzilla@w3.org
          Severity: normal
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: hallvord@opera.com
          Hardware: PC
            Status: NEW
           Version: unspecified
         Component: XHR
           Product: WebAppsWG

IMO we should clarify the following:

1) Add a note (maybe just informative?) saying user name / password from open()
method will only be sent to a site if it first uses a 401 response to indicate
that authentication is required.

2) Figure out what should happen if a script calls open() with user
name/password arguments, then sets an Authorize header with setRequestHeader().
Which wins? Will it depend on whether the site says 401 or not?

(IMO: setRequestHeader() should win if this is compatible with implementations,
simplifies things. Whether or not there is a 401 response should make no
difference. Hope that's sufficiently aligned with implementations..)

3) I assume that if setRequestHeader() adds an Authorize header, it's sent to
the server whether or not a 401 request has been returned. Perhaps this should
also be noted.

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Received on Thursday, 15 November 2012 13:36:23 UTC