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Developer laments the decline of basic authentication for time-critical portals
Original: Wo ist dieses # BasicAuth wenn man es mal braucht. Wenn man seiner userbase traut und die Nutzung des portals zeitkritis
A German-language discussion is underway about basic authentication and when it might still make sense. The argument: for portals where use is time-critical and operators trust their user base, a simpler auth mechanism could be preferable. Foodsharing, a food-rescue platform, is cited as a possible candidate, with the comment touching on PHP and remote code execution concerns.
Why now: Debates about authentication methods resurface regularly in security and open-source developer circles, likely prompted by a recent incident or discussion.
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