Only authenticationcleartextpassword and authenticationmd5password supported for now

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To format an answer as HTML content in a div without body, H1, and html tags, you can use the following code:

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Authentication: only authenticationcleartextpassword and authenticationmd5password are supported for now.

Please find the detailed explanation with examples below:

authenticationcleartextpassword

This authentication method allows the transmission of passwords in clear text. It is not secure and is generally not recommended to use in production environments. Here is an example:

    <form action="login.php" method="post">
      <label for="username">Username:</label>
      <input type="text" id="username" name="username"><br>

      <label for="password">Password:</label>
      <input type="password" id="password" name="password"><br>

      <input type="submit" value="Login">
    </form>

authenticationmd5password

This authentication method hashes the password using the MD5 algorithm before transmission. Although it provides a basic level of security, it is still not considered strong encryption. Here is an example:

    <form action="login.php" method="post">
      <label for="username">Username:</label>
      <input type="text" id="username" name="username"><br>

      <label for="password">Password:</label>
      <input type="password" id="password" name="password"><br>

      <input type="hidden" name="hashed_password" value="<?php echo md5($_POST['password']); ?>">
      <input type="submit" value="Login">
    </form>

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In this example, I have used a `

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` tags for code examples. The examples demonstrate the usage of `authenticationcleartextpassword` and `authenticationmd5password` authentication methods in the context of a login form.


Please note that using `authenticationcleartextpassword` is highly discouraged due to its lack of security. The `authenticationmd5password` method provides a basic level of security by hashing the password, but it is still considered weak compared to more modern encryption methods like bcrypt or Argon2.


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