dtob.py: Digest to Basic authentication; A simple example of a authentication 'downgrade' attack

Introduction Lets start by saying that I am by no means an expert at any of what I am about to write. Primarily this post is purely for research purposes. Think of it as one of those something to do scenarios. I’d like to cover some basics around HTTP Authentication, and then show a PoC of how this can be abused in a real world scenario. Hopefully this will help educate people to use more secure authentication mechanisms! :) ...

June 25, 2013 · 11 min · Leon Jacobs