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title: Auto-Login via basic Authentication
slug: reference-guide-3-0-0/auto-login-via-basic-authentication
description: Learn how to enable auto-login via basic authentication on web servers that use pop-up authentication with this comprehensive guide. Discover the specific element type property to be set for activating this feature, while also being informed about the pro
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createdAt: 2022-07-28T11:31:20.000Z
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Some web servers may require authentication via pop-up. To maintain successful authentication, you need to enable auto-login via the basic authentication feature.

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To enable this feature, you must set the **http.auto.login.post.header** element type property with the **Authorization **value. Unlike the legacy auto-login mechanism for POST requests, both GET and POST requests will be checked for auto-login via basic authentication.

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You shouldn’t set the **http.auto.login.username.matcher.template** and **http.auto.login.password.matcher.template** properties to auto-login via basic authentication since these properties will disable auto-login via basic authentication.
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