In this article I would present a discussion on implementing HTTP authentication in Web API with code examples to illustrate the concepts discussed.

At the time, it was acknowledged as being inherently insecure because a user name and password are sent in clear text, and the authors called out the need for additional security. Over time, ...

Microsoft on Thursday announced an update to its plans to end 'Basic Authentication' when used with the Exchange Online e-mail service.

Microsoft is now planning to disable Basic Authentication use with its Exchange Online service sometime in the 'second half of 2021,' according to a Friday announcement.

Microsoft announced its end-of-support plans for some Exchange Web Services components earlier this month. The company plans to deprecate the Exchange Web Services API for Office 365 users, according ...

Today, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the organization behind all web standards, has formally promoted the Web Authentication API to the title of official web standard.