Site Protection Basic authentication Configuration

Overview

Basic authentication is the most common authentication scheme supported by all browsers. It is compatible with secure (SSL) and unsecure connections. With an unsecure connection the login and password are transfered in clear text.

With Basic authentication, when a server request credentials, the browser will display a popup box similar to this window:

Basic authentication is also the default setting for your site protection. If you need to re-configure your protection to basic authentication:

• with a browser, go to the site proctection configuration window
• check [Standard Authentication popup box]
• press [Apply Settings]