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Text replacement - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/" to "[https://en.wikipedia.org/"
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If the HTTP server is started with no pre-defined user, the credentials must be passed on by the client via [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication Basic Authentication] or [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digest_authentication Digest Authentication] (depending on the server setting).
With cURL, internet browsers, and other tools, you can specify basic authentication credentials within the request string as plain text, using the format <code>USER:PASSWORD@URL</code>. An example:
