Access to a Web resource results in the following (partial) response. Assuming t

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Access to a Web resource results in the following (partial) response. Assuming that the user name is 8688049 and the password is 9408868, what is the complete HTTP Authorization header line sent by the client (i. E., browser) following the above notification to authenticate? Part IB A man-in-the-middle attack found the following HTTP Authorization header in transit. What is the user name as seen in the above Authorization header? Part 1C And, what is the password seen in this Authorization header?

Explanation / Answer

Part 1A:

The Authorization field is constructed as follows:

1.     The username and password are combined into a string separated by a colon, e.g.: username:password

Authorization: Basic ODY4ODA0OTo5NDA4ODY4

Part 1B:

username : vpikt

Part 1C:

password: mqskv

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