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Base64 encode the swissnum

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Typically swissnums themselves are base32 encoded but there's no requirement
that this is the case.  Base64 encoding in the header ensures we can represent
whatever the value was.
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Jean-Paul Calderone 2023-02-17 14:00:03 -05:00
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@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Clients and servers MUST use the ``Authorization`` header field,
as specified in `RFC 9110`_,
for authorization of all requests to all endpoints specified here.
The authentication *type* MUST be ``Tahoe-LAFS``.
Clients MUST present the swissnum from the NURL used to locate the storage service as the *credentials*.
Clients MUST present the `Base64`_-encoded representation of the swissnum from the NURL used to locate the storage service as the *credentials*.
If credentials are not presented or the swissnum is not associated with a storage service then the server MUST issue a ``401 UNAUTHORIZED`` response and perform no other processing of the message.