Is it safe to submit an HTTP POST whose body contains plaintext username and password, or is HTTPS completely necessary?
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Is it safe to submit an HTTP POST whose body contains plaintext username and password, or is HTTPS completely necessary?
HTTPS is required. All HTTP traffic can be sniffed.