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HTTP.basicAuthHeader(3kaya) Kaya module reference HTTP.basicAuthHeader(3kaya)

NAME

HTTP::basicAuthHeader - Create a Basic authentication header

SYNOPSIS

Pair<String, String> basicAuthHeader( String user, String pwd )

ARGUMENTS

user The username
pwd The password

DESCRIPTION

Creates an authentication header suitable for HTTP Basic Auth. The username may not contain a ':' character. Remember that this form of authentication is very insecure, and so should only be used over secure connections.

AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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HTTP.getURL (3kaya)
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August 2014 Kaya