htaccess delayed passwd prompt on administrator folder Topic is solved

[AMurray]

This is just a general question and observation in my specific experience on my sites(not necessarily a problem):

I have Akeeba Admin Tools installed on my sites, and used it to set up the .htaccess protection on the /administrator folder. I "pin" the tabs for these /administrator URLS for these sites for convenience of access.

I've noticed that as Firefox is starting, it actually loads the joomla admin login pages (as if the htaccess is not actively protecting the folder), but then a few minutes later, the htpasswd prompt pops-up as expected. I would expect the prompt to come up before the page loads but this delay by a minute or so is strange.

* I don't think Joomla or Akeeba Tools is the problem

* I'm not sure if it's a page caching issue

* I don't know if its associated with the way I access the pages e.g. pinned browser tabs rather than clicking bookmark/favourite or direct typing the URL.

Has anyone else observed this same behaviour (the loading of the /administrator login before the htaccess prompts you for the secondary credentials)?

Note: I've only observed this in Firefox so far, not tested in alternative browsers but will do in Edge and Google Chrome when I get a chance. I first wanted to confirm if the observed behaviour above has been experienced by others or if it's "just me".

I'm not sure if this belongs in security (as it may not be a direct Joomla issue); Moderators feel free to move it as appropriate.

Thank you.

[abernyte]

Could your browser just be loading your cached Joomla admin login page before the webserver processes the .htpasswd directive?

[AMurray]

Could your browser just be loading your cached Joomla admin login page....

That makes sense. It's no big concern, eventually the prompt comes up when the server catches up.

Thanks.