doc: logging and authentication

Documents the credentials leakage fix.
MarketSquare · Oct 25, 2024 · b164ff4 · b164ff4
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diff --git a/doc/RequestsLibrary.html b/doc/RequestsLibrary.html
diff --git a/src/RequestsLibrary/__init__.py b/src/RequestsLibrary/__init__.py
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ class RequestsLibrary(RequestsOnSessionKeywords):
          - https://2.python-requests.org/en/master/user/quickstart/#post-a-multipart-encoded-file
          - https://2.python-requests.org/en/master/user/advanced/#post-multiple-multipart-encoded-files
 
+       = Logging and authentication =
+
+       Every request logs headers. This implies that in the case of basic
+       authentication, the password could be exposed in the Robot Framework
+       output files. By default, the value of ``Authorization`` is masked,
+       expect when the log level is set to ``TRACE`` or ``DEBUG``.
+
     """
 
     __version__ = VERSION