Only Basic HTTP Authentication???

[jrhaws]

I am trying to connect to my streaming media server over an HTTP connection. I use digest authentication in Apache.

When I try to connect from VLC to the media stream, all I get is the authentication box over and over and over again. I have checked my HTTP logs and found that VLC is trying to use Basic authentication (e.g. clear-text password transmission) to login - which is rejected by the server.

Is this the only way that VLC will connect to a secured HTTP stream - via clear text authentication? Can it be configured to use Digest? If so how can I do that?

Thanks for the help!

Jon

[jrhaws]

After more digging, I was able to find the source code for the http protocol for VLC.

I noticed lots of FIXME tags about everywhere I saw hooks for Digest authentication. When can we expect to see Digest authentication included in a working VLC release (or CVS)?

Thanks for the help!

[schnorginator]

I experienced the same thing yesterday.
Digest authentication still seems not to work..
Any news on that issue?