HTTP authentication using htaccess/htpasswd ...dialogue box comes up twice...

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HTTP authentication using htaccess/htpasswd ...dialogue box comes up twice...

I have a site that has the main path under password protection. I also have a subfolder that have a separate (htaccess/htpasswd) password protection.

For some reason, when I access the subfolder, I'm asked to put in my id/password twice. All of the files that are referenced are under the subfolder.

What should I be doing to troubleshoot this? I've tried this on different browsers and it's the same behavior.

There is one main html page with a .swf (the only thing on the page)...it loads other assets but they are within the same subfolder.

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If you're loading an XML file or something from the SWF off of a different domain, that could cause it. I can't check, but it might even happen if the SWF loads on HTTP, and the XML is on HTTPS or something like that.

justin 2009-12-02 17:35:32

Ah OK. I'll check the HTTP, HTTPS in URLs.

milesmeow 2009-12-02 17:40:22

Beware: www.example.com and example.com are not the same domain.

Residuum 2009-12-02 17:51:34

There's a redirect to HTTPS. I think the XML is being loaded by the .swf from an HTTP URL (I can't verify it...it might be using relative URLs...I think there's Javascript in there that does this)When I put in HTTP://domain.com, I'm asked twice. (so in this case the XML wants to load relative to HTTP, but is redirected to HTTPS)When I put in HTTPS://domain.com, I'm only asked once. (Here the XML is loaded relative to HTTPS)

milesmeow 2009-12-05 03:51:24

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