[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:  andraganescu
     Type:  feature request        |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  high                   |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  REST API               |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion has-patch  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by andraganescu):

 Hey! Right now it is unclear how this should move along.

 I know there has been some discussion in Slack REST API channel about the
 ticket, but I am not sure a conclusion has been reached. I
 [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQC26G/p1585062648246300 see in
 Slack] that a current stance from the REST API team is that:

 * if by the time 5.5 is released
  * there is no authentication method other than cookie
 * then we can add Basic Auth as an option for 5.6

 Is that something this ticket can consider as progress? Is it a shared
 stance?

 From the perspective of "argumentation" both the proponents and the
 opponents have covered everything, so I think @TimothyBlynJacobs 's
 proposal above would be a good compromise for the teams bothered by cookie
 authentication.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42790#comment:32>
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