Straight to 401 Unauthorized, without prompting for credentials

Hello, So, I am trying to utilize Safari as much as possible in my daily life, as I have multiple Apple hardwares.


I am taking a course from a university, and one professor has set up a credential on the course website.

I was expecting an pop-up screen that asks for the credentials once I enter the webpage, however it went straight to 401: Unauthorized.

I went ahead and tried it on Firefox, and the log-in pop-up appeared and I logged in successfully.

It is weird that Apple's Safari wouldn't give us an option to enter credentials. So, I must have done something wrong.

Could someone help me with this?

My settings are:

-Pop-up not blocked

-Cookies enabled

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017), iOS 11.2.5

Posted on Feb 15, 2018 5:31 AM

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Feb 15, 2018 7:18 AM in response to Eonimal

Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later. Please post if this worked or not.


Isolating an issue by using another user account


If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer or by using the developer’s uninstall instructions. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once. Please post if this worked or not.





Safe Mode - About El Capitan
also Sierra


Safe Mode Startup – El Capitan. also Sierra


If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. On the screen with Options, please open Options and check the bottom 2 boxes before running. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown.

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Feb 15, 2018 7:41 AM in response to Eric Root

Hello Eric. Thanks for the help.


None of the solution you have proposed has worked for me.

To add to the question, I am trying to access Apache/2.4.6 Server using Safari, which requires credentials.


I am starting to think that Safari does not have the capability to do this.

I have tried to access the webpage using my iPhone's Safari, however it was not successful, giving me the same result as the laptop's Safari.

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Straight to 401 Unauthorized, without prompting for credentials

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