Define encoding for HTTP Basic Authentication
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topic: http
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Description
See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436033 which suggests Chrome always uses utf-8 and Firefox sometimes uses utf-8.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked Bugzilla report and the Fetch Standard sections covering HTTP Basic Authentication. The issue does not name files or tests; done means documenting a clear, interoperable encoding rule that resolves the UTF-8 behavior discrepancy between browsers.
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Assessment
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100