From 06e58e4c346273edb383e736144efc27d9904818 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christoph Zuleger Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:57:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update JavaDoc of BasicAuthenticationFilter Remove deprecated hint to use Digest Auth in favor of Basic Auth. --- .../web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java index 208c94c54f..7f2f987292 100644 --- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java +++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/BasicAuthenticationFilter.java @@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter; *

* Basic authentication is an attractive protocol because it is simple and widely * deployed. However, it still transmits a password in clear text and as such is - * undesirable in many situations. Digest authentication is also provided by Spring - * Security and should be used instead of Basic authentication wherever possible. See - * {@link org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.DigestAuthenticationFilter}. + * undesirable in many situations. *

* Note that if a {@link RememberMeServices} is set, this filter will automatically send * back remember-me details to the client. Therefore, subsequent requests will not need to