10105-2β€”Weak Authentication Method

PUBLISHEDsecurity alertMedium
Passive

Metadata

Alert ID:
10105-2
Risk:
Medium
Type:
Passive

Summary

HTTP basic or digest authentication has been used over an unsecured connection. The credentials can be read and then reused by someone with access to the network.

Solution

Protect the connection using HTTPS or use a stronger authentication mechanism

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