Chrome 59 aims to block embedded credentials for subresource requests (e.g. `user:pass@example.com`). If that sticks, top-level is next.
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: What's the use-case, if you don't mind me asking? Does the browser do a bad job storing/autofilling basic auth credentials?
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That’s my only use case indeed — unreliable basic auth autofill both on macOS and Windows. If that could be fixed, you have my

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: No plan yet, but if we can just remove the concept from URL, I'd be happier. I suspect that's more aggressive than we can be.
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