title: How long can a basic authentication username/password be?
body: <p>When using basic authentication, are there any limits on the length of:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>the username, </li>
  <li>the password, </li>
  <li>the combined username and password</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Are there any practical limits imposed by commonly used clients or client frameworks?</p>