Unable to logout when logging in to the panel using /main.php?http_auth=1 about alternc HOT 2 CLOSED

Hi there,

If I understand what you're doing corretly, then it might be hard to implement logout consistently since basic authentication logins are cached in the browser.

You might be interested by the "security" section of the following page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication

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yes, using HTTP auth makes it impossible to log out properly in a portable way.

That's why we chose php/cookie/form auth at the beginning of the project, in 2001 ;)

We provide AlternC user with a "http auth mode" just for compatibility with other applications like LemonLdap, but that's clearly a corner-case for people who like tinkering with software. I don't recommend using it.

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