[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42790: Permit basic authentication to the REST API over SSL

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#42790: Permit basic authentication to the REST API over SSL
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 Reporter:  kadamwhite    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API      |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by georgestephanis):

 ^^ quick hot take issue.

 More resources for implementation:

 https://github.com/WP-API/Basic-Auth/blob/master/basic-auth.php

 And possible enhancement for handling missing authorization on php/fastcgi
 servers:

 https://github.com/georgestephanis/application-passwords/pull/60/files

 and testing for its necessity:

 https://github.com/georgestephanis/application-passwords/blob/master/class
 .application-passwords.php#L270-L291
 https://github.com/georgestephanis/application-passwords/blob/master
 /application-passwords.js#L14-L40

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