No authorization header set

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. fill the field in the main form, including the two fields for User Auth
2. click the go button after the method selection drop down

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I expect an Authorization-header to be added to the requests for the
entered username and password. But no Authorization-header is in the request.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

1.7.1, linux, firefox 3.0

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kno...@gmail.com on 29 Jan 2009 at 7:46

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I'm confused as to why the username/password fields exist if this header isn't 
being
set. Anyone understand what they do?

Original comment by justined...@gmail.com on 2 Mar 2009 at 6:55

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It is being given to the request object but Firefox requires a challenge first 
to add the authorization header.  I 
could add a button to force that via a header.

Original comment by alexmilo...@gmail.com on 3 Aug 2009 at 1:50

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Firefox requires a challenge to set the Authorization.   I can add a way to add 
a Basic authorization header.

Digest authentication always requires a challenge request.

Original comment by alexmilo...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 2:46

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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yes, taht would be good, I was referring to basic auth.

Original comment by kno...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 12:06

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This is indeed very confusing at the moment, that curl and poster don't work 
the same
if trying to do some basic auth ;)

Original comment by olber...@gmail.com on 21 Jan 2010 at 12:17