[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:  (none)
     Type:  feature request                      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                                 |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  REST API                             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing dev-         |     Focuses:  rest-api
  feedback 2nd-opinion                           |
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Comment (by georgestephanis):

 > provided there will also be a way to maintain users logged in status on
 migration.

 Any way forward that deprecates basic auth down the road would be quite
 simple:

 Include a single endpoint that supports basic auth, and enables the client
 to swap its existing credentials for a token.  Perhaps also with the site
 sending a notification email to the user.

 This feature request has been requested heavily by the mobile apps teams,
 specifically those implementing Gutenberg in mobile and need a way to
 query against REST API endpoints for blocks.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42790#comment:24>
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