# Block HTTP Authentication

> Automatically blocks potentially malicious HTTP authentication requests. Currently this just blocks HTTP authentication requests for image, video and audio. In the future this extensions is probably going to implement throttling.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/block-http-authentication](https://chrome-stats.com/d/block-http-authentication)

## Overview

- **ID:** `block-http-authentication`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tom Schuster
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-01-01
- **Size:** 8.01 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/block-http-authentication/)

## Description

Block HTTP Authentication is a Firefox add-on that automatically blocks potentially malicious HTTP authentication requests for images, videos, and audio files. Enhance your online security by preventing unauthorized access to sensitive information.

## Rankings

- #31,698 — Overall
- #64 — mention
- #136 — location

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/block-http-authentication)