Question

List the steps for how to authenticate a user using their username and password from the point the user sends the data to the point the server responds. (High level; no need to write code or SQL queries)

Answer 1

With basic authentication, the following things occur:

A client requests access to a protected resource.

The Web server returns a dialog box that requests the user name and password.

The client submits the user name and password to the server.

The server validates the credentials and, if successful, returns the requested resource.