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Update realm restrictions (mdn#28911)
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mss authored Sep 14, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm=<realm>, charset="UTF-8"
- **realm=**\<realm> {{optional_inline}}
- : A string describing a protected area.
A realm allows a server to partition up the areas it protects (if supported by a scheme that allows such partitioning), and informs users about which particular username/password are required.
A realm allows a server to partition up the areas it protects (if supported by a scheme that allows such partitioning).
Some clients show this value to the user to inform them about which particular credentials are required — though most browsers stopped doing so to counter phishing.
The only reliably supported character set for this value is `us-ascii`.
If no realm is specified, clients often display a formatted hostname instead.
- `<token68>` {{optional_inline}}
- : A token that may be useful for some schemes. The token allows the 66 unreserved URI characters plus a few others.
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