Policy

Allow Basic authentication for HTTP

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Allow Basic authentication for HTTP
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Microsoft Edge > HTTP authentication
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 88, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

If you enable or don't configure this policy, Basic authentication challenges received over nonsecure HTTP are allowed. If you disable this policy, nonsecure HTTP requests from the Basic authentication scheme are blocked, and only secure HTTPS is allowed. This policy setting is ignored (and Basic is always forbidden) if the 'AuthSchemes' (Supported authentication schemes) policy is set and doesn't include Basic.

Internal name
BasicAuthOverHttpEnabled
Policy ID
ec9c0a15d4ea
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
BasicAuthOverHttpEnabled
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
BasicAuthOverHttpEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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This policy has no additional user input fields.