Basic Authentication over HTTPS

Basic authentication is an authentication mechanism that is widely used on webpages across the internet. One of the major drawbacks of basic authentication is that passwords are sent in plaintext over the internet, however, this is not an issue when used in conjunction with HTTPS. All communication with QBench servers is over HTTPS, so in the very limited parts of the application where basic authentication is used, any related risks are mitigated by encrypted HTTPS connections. Learn more about basic authentication here. Other common drawbacks of Basic Authentication:

• The credentials are sent with every request
• The credentials are cached by the web browser
• User cannot logout unless the user exits the web browser