Variable: url-basic-auth-storage

url-basic-auth-storage is a variable defined in url-auth.el.gz.

Value

url-http-real-basic-auth-storage

Documentation

Where usernames and passwords are stored.

Must be a symbol pointing to another variable that will actually store the information. The value of this variable is an assoc list of assoc lists. The first assoc list is keyed by the server name. The cdr of this is an assoc list based on the "directory" specified by the URL we are looking up.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/url/url-auth.el.gz
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;;; Basic authorization code
;;; ------------------------
;;; This implements the BASIC authorization type.  See the online
;;; documentation at
;;; https://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/AccessAuthorization/Basic.html
;;; for the complete documentation on this type.
;;;
;;; This is very insecure, but it works as a proof-of-concept
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
(defvar url-basic-auth-storage 'url-http-real-basic-auth-storage
  "Where usernames and passwords are stored.

Must be a symbol pointing to another variable that will actually store
the information.  The value of this variable is an assoc list of assoc
lists.  The first assoc list is keyed by the server name.  The cdr of
this is an assoc list based on the \"directory\" specified by the URL we
are looking up.")