Native authentication prompts not working

Iinvalidpanda · 2025-03-01T13:14:21+00:00

UPDATE
I discovered that it seems to work with https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/foo/bar but not with http://212.227.48.141/
Maybe it is because of https? Any comments on this issue are welcome!

When you open a website that has a native login prompt (with .htaccess and .htpasswd) it does not show up and the website just says „Unauthorized“.

I tested it with Safari and the Orion browser, both on Mac and Mobile (iPad). You can test it yourself using the following urls:

https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/foo/bar (should work)
http://212.227.48.141/ (does not work)

See my update on top!

In Safari, it shows a popup to enter login credentials:

In Orion browser, nothing pops up and the website just says „Unauthorized“:

System Information:

Orion version (Mobile): 1.3.18 (6) (WebKit 8621.1.10.20.6)
Orion version (Desktop): Version 0.99.131.0.1-beta (WebKit 621.1.2.111.4)

iPadOS version: 18.4 Developer Beta 2
macOS version: Sequoia (15)

Ddetakacs · 2025-03-03T11:21:43+00:00

The IP address you posted doesn't work for me, but I'm experiencing the same thing with an https site. I can't use this brwoser for work if basicauth is not working.

Iinvalidpanda · 2025-03-03T14:53:54+00:00

detakacs Thank you, I did not notice! I changed it to https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/foo/bar

Yannick · 2025-03-03T16:58:26+00:00

It's ugly but it works on mine

Ddetakacs · 2025-03-04T09:13:59+00:00

Yeah. It's working now. It's wierd, it started working after the 2nd computer restart. Maybe iCloud sync will start working after the 3rd

Iinvalidpanda · 2025-03-04T19:45:17+00:00

Yannick Check my update on top

Iinvalidpanda · 2025-03-04T19:45:55+00:00

detakacs Same xD I don't know what happened in this 3 days

Iinvalidpanda · 2025-03-04T20:26:23+00:00

detakacs Can you try it with this url: http://212.227.48.141

It does not work with it

Yannick · 2025-03-05T20:30:56+00:00

invalidpanda Hoo that !

Yannick · 2025-03-05T20:32:21+00:00

invalidpanda Unauthorized on Orion, No Internet on Opera, works on Safari, nice find.

Ddetakacs · 2025-03-06T09:19:18+00:00

invalidpanda That doesn't work for me either. Times out on Orion, but works on Firefox.
The page that was the cause for my complaint works though. Wierd.