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[Jonathan J Hunt <hunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The python base64 encoding adds a newline character every 76 chars.
However, HTTP basic authentication (at least as implemented by Jenkins)
does not accept newlines. This means that the API fails with long
username/passwords because it contains a '\n' in the middle (and user
receives a 403 error).

I have attached a patch that appears to fix this.

** Affects: python-jenkins
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039307

Title:
  Basic auth fails for long usernames/passwords

Status in Python API for Jenkins:
  New

Bug description:
  The python base64 encoding adds a newline character every 76 chars.
  However, HTTP basic authentication (at least as implemented by
  Jenkins) does not accept newlines. This means that the API fails with
  long username/passwords because it contains a '\n' in the middle (and
  user receives a 403 error).

  I have attached a patch that appears to fix this.

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