{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/12"},{"label":"Dynamic Content","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http-dynamic-content/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Flask-BasicAuth adds HTTP basic access authentication to Flask applications, letting you protect views or entire applications with username and password credentials.","skillfed_tags":["authentication","deprecated","legacy"],"use_cases":["Protecting internal admin dashboards or development tools with simple HTTP basic auth when no complex user management is needed.","Adding quick authentication to Flask prototypes or proof-of-concept applications during early development.","Securing API endpoints in legacy Flask applications that already depend on this package and cannot easily migrate.","Protecting static documentation or internal services where basic credentials are acceptable."],"what_it_does":"Flask-BasicAuth is a Flask extension that wraps HTTP basic access authentication\u2014the simple username-and-password mechanism built into the HTTP protocol\u2014so you can protect Flask views with a decorator. It lets you configure credentials via Flask config and mark routes as requiring authentication.\n\nThe package has no runtime dependencies beyond Flask itself and is straightforward to set up. However, it has been abandoned since June 2013 and has not received updates or maintenance for over a decade. The codebase targets Python 2.6, 2.7, and 3.3, and there is no evidence it has been tested against modern Python versions or recent Flask releases. For new projects, this poses significant risk: you are adopting a library that will not receive bug fixes, security patches, or compatibility updates.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned (last release June 2013, last commit February 2021) and has not been tested against modern Python or Flask versions. For new projects, use a maintained authentication library. For existing projects already using it, plan a migration to an actively maintained alternative."},"id":"flask-basicauth","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/flask-basicauth","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/flask-basicauth.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/flask-basicauth/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2013-06-15","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"Flask-BasicAuth","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"HTTP basic access authentication for Flask."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":429996,"position":6734,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.0"}