Information about bcrypt 72-byte limit for basic auth - #7
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Add a warning to the Basic Authentication page explaining that SWS uses non-truncating bcrypt verification, so hashes created for passwords longer than 72 bytes with standard bcrypt tools (e.g. Apache htpasswd) will not match. Recommend ASCII-only passwords of 72 characters or fewer. Generated with [Devin](https://devin.ai) Co-Authored-By: Devin <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
bcryptutilities or Apachehtpasswdare compatible with SWS for passwords of 72 bytes or fewer, while longer passwords do not match.Related
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