jamesplease / jamesplease/backbone.simple-auth

Use btoa/atob for increased security

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Description

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617

//cc @thejameskyle

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Research direction

Start by reading RFC 2617 and locating the repository's current authentication implementation. Determine where credentials are encoded and decoded, then update that path to use btoa/atob and verify that the authentication behavior remains correct.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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