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@@ -238,7 +238,3 @@ The Anthias WebView is a custom-built web browser based on the [Qt](https://www.
 The browser is assembled with a Dockerfile and built by a `webview/build_qt#.sh` script.
 
 For further info on these files and more, visit the following link: [https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias/tree/master/webview](https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias/tree/master/webview)
-
-## Tweaking HTTP basic auth settings
-
-* Check out [this page](/docs/http-basic-authentication.md) for more information on how to customize your basic authentication credentials.
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-# HTTP basic authentication to restrict access to the web GUI
-
-Access to the web UI can be restricted via an [*HTTP basic access authentication*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication) which denies access without proper login and password.
-
-## Configuration
-
-Login and password are defined in the `~/.screenly/screenly.conf` configuration file, in the `[auth_basic]` part as shown below:
-
-```
-[auth_basic]
-; Fill in with appropriate username and password
-user=
-password=
-```
-
-By default, both fields are empty which disables the HTTP basic authentication leaving the web configuration interface accessible to anyone.
-
-Modify the file to fill your desired login and passwords then restart the web server with the following commands:
-
-```Shell
-$ cd /home/$USER/screenly
-$ docker exec -it screenly-anthias-server-1 bash
-$ pkill -f server.py
-```
-
-Alternatively, you can restart all the services with the following commands:
-
-```Shell
-$ cd /home/$USER/screenly/bin/upgrade_containers.sh
-```
-
-## Missing `[auth_basic]`
-
-If the `[auth_basic]` part is missing from your configuration file (which can
-occur if you updated Anthias from a version that doesn't have the HTTP basic
-authentication feature), you can add it with this command (replace `foo` and
-`bar` with your desired login and password):
-
-```Shell
-$ cat >> ~/.screenly/screenly.conf <<'EOT'
-
-[auth]
-user = foo
-password = bar
-EOT
-```
-
-Alternatively, you can change the username and password via `sed`:
-
-```Shell
-$ sed --in-place \
-    -e 's/^user\s*=\s*.*/user = foo/' \
-    -e 's/^password\s*=\s*.*/password = bar/' \
-    ~/.screenly/screenly.conf
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-Once enabled, any access to the web UI will require login.
-
-## Notes
-
-Sending credentials over nonencrypted channel such as HTTP (non-HTTPS) is discouraged. Please consider enabling SSL to protect your credentials from eavesdropping.