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Why, using Firefox Focus on Android, can I view a password protected
(http basic auth) image, but not download it? Desktop Firefox doesn't
have a problem.

I cooked up a simple example here:

https://qaz.wtf/ind/firefox/

Username: simple
Password: password

There's two images on the page. One is within the password protected
directory and can't be downloaded. The other is outside and downloads
just fine.

Why?

I've looked logs, and I see that when Android Firefox tries to download
a file, it makes a second request and that request fails to use the
username and password. Deskstop Firefox will just save the already
downloaded file to a new location.

Elijah
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has not tried this in other Android browsers
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On 09/03/2026 03:29, Eli the Bearded wrote:

Why, using Firefox Focus on Android, can I view a password protected
(http basic auth) image, but not download it? Desktop Firefox doesn't
have a problem.

I cooked up a simple example here:

https://qaz.wtf/ind/firefox/

Username: simple
Password: password

There's two images on the page. One is within the password protected directory and can't be downloaded. The other is outside and downloads
just fine.

Why?

Could it be that you have disabled cookies?. I don't have have an Android phone so can't check it. On desktop Standard settings works just fine.

I've looked logs, and I see that when Android Firefox tries to download
a file, it makes a second request and that request fails to use the
username and password. Deskstop Firefox will just save the already
downloaded file to a new location.

Elijah
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has not tried this in other Android browsers

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Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> Wrote in message:

Why, using Firefox Focus on Android, can I view a password protected
(http basic auth) image, but not download it? Desktop Firefox doesn't
have a problem.

[snip]
Elijah
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has not tried this in other Android browsers

Fails the same on Firefox for Android beta (149.0b5). Works on
Chrome which is the only other browser on this tablet (Android
13).

The Firefox context menu says 'Save Image' which suggests it
should not download it again. The image /is/ in the cache
(about:cache). The Chrome menu says 'Download image'.

I would raise a bug.
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Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> Wrote in message:

Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> Wrote in message:

Why, using Firefox Focus on Android, can I view a password protected
(http basic auth) image, but not download it? Desktop Firefox doesn't
have a problem.

[snip]
Elijah
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has not tried this in other Android browsers

Fails the same on Firefox for Android beta (149.0b5). Works on
Chrome which is the only other browser on this tablet (Android
13).

The Firefox context menu says 'Save Image' which suggests it
should not download it again. The image /is/ in the cache
(about:cache). The Chrome menu says 'Download image'.

I would raise a bug.
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fwiw: it works in Firefox on iOS - "Save to photos".
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In alt.comp.software.firefox, Antagonist <Newsgroups@techsite.ggff.net> wrote:

On 09/03/2026 03:29, Eli the Bearded wrote:

Why, using Firefox Focus on Android, can I view a password protected
(http basic auth) image, but not download it? Desktop Firefox doesn't
have a problem.

Could it be that you have disabled cookies?. I don't have have an Android phone so can't check it. On desktop Standard settings works just fine.

I have tested on desktop, I know it works there. It seems to be
something Android related.

Cookies are not an issue. There are zero cookies being set or checked. This is "http basic auth" as noted above.

You can test with curl or lynx. Or, since I'm not enforcing https usage,
you could telnet in and speak raw HTTP/1.1 like a stone age computer.

Elijah
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username and password get base64 encoded for unencrypted basic auth
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In alt.comp.software.firefox, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:

Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> Wrote in message:

Fails the same on Firefox for Android beta (149.0b5). Works on
Chrome which is the only other browser on this tablet (Android
13).

Good to know.

The Firefox context menu says 'Save Image' which suggests it
should not download it again. The image /is/ in the cache
(about:cache). The Chrome menu says 'Download image'.

fwiw: it works in Firefox on iOS - "Save to photos".

Is Firefox on iOS a real comparison though? That's just re-skinned
Safari, isn't it?

Elijah
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might have to report this as a bug
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Eli the Bearded wrote:

https://qaz.wtf/ind/firefox/

Username: simple
Password: password

I see the crappy Q Z image as well as the better Q Z image
FF 148.0.1 on android16 tablet

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In alt.comp.software.firefox, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Eli the Bearded wrote:

https://qaz.wtf/ind/firefox/
Username: simple
Password: password

I see the crappy Q Z image as well as the better Q Z image
FF 148.0.1 on android16 tablet

Seeing them is easy. Can you save them?

Probably not. I went to file a bug and found an existing bug report.

"Can't download images behind basic auth"

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1946713

I added my minimal test case to the report.

Elijah
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maybe it will get fixed in a few years
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Eli the Bearded wrote:

Seeing them is easy. Can you save them?
Probably not.

crappy one download fails, other one works.


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On Mon, 9 Mar 2026 18:23:25 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:

In alt.comp.software.firefox, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Eli the Bearded wrote:

https://qaz.wtf/ind/firefox/
Username: simple
Password: password

I see the crappy Q Z image as well as the better Q Z image
FF 148.0.1 on android16 tablet

Seeing them is easy. Can you save them?

Ffox 148.0.1 on an Android 13 tablet let me in, produced the images,
but took two attempts at each of these stages, first to "View"... and
then "Save image as..."
[The sign-in box initially disappeared (before I had a chance to log
in) with a 401/not authorized warning... but held on the second
attempt.]
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On Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:33:01 -0700, Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Mar 2026 18:23:25 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded ><*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:

In alt.comp.software.firefox, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Eli the Bearded wrote:

https://qaz.wtf/ind/firefox/
Username: simple
Password: password

I see the crappy Q Z image as well as the better Q Z image
FF 148.0.1 on android16 tablet

Seeing them is easy. Can you save them?

Ffox 148.0.1 on an Android 13 tablet let me in, produced the images,
but took two attempts at each of these stages, first to "View"... and
then "Save image as..."

Hang on... re-tested: yep, crappy one fails... better one is OK.
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