jaredhanson / jaredhanson/passport

HTTP Strategy abandoned and broken

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Description

The basic strategy project is abandoned and flawed. A simple example : you can have a colon ":" in the password.
The github "https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport-http" has even 28 pull requests, including for this issue and still it's ignored.

I recommend to archive the project and advertise "github.com/AaronDewes/modern-passport-http" in your documentation, which is not abandoned and addresses the issues AND it's 100% compatible

### Expected behavior
The most basic authentication is flawed. A colon is a valid character for a password and should simple not break this awesome project. The user should get authenticated

### Actual behavior
You get a wrong password error

### Steps to reproduce
Implement basic authentication and use colon in your password

### Environment

* Operating System:
* Node version: 16.14.0
* passport version: 0.6.0

Contributor guide

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No repository files or tests are named. Start by reviewing the linked passport-http project and reproducing basic authentication with a colon in the password; completion would require resolving that behavior or documenting the proposed replacement and archival decision.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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