hochan
Reputation: 221
Why does the RFC 7617 auth basic standard put pound before converting to base64?
Why does the RFC 7617 auth basic standard put pound after username:password before converting to base64. Is it reasonable to stick it?
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7617
Upvotes: 0
Views: 150
Answers (1)
Julian Reschke
Reputation: 42045
It doesn't.
You are looking at an example where the password is "123£".
Upvotes: 1
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