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// Package auth contains authentication helper functions.
package auth

import (
	"encoding/base64"
	"fmt"
)

// GenerateBasicAuthHeader creates a Basic Auth header from username and password.
func GenerateBasicAuthHeader(username, password string) string {
	credentials := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", username, password)
	encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(credentials))
	return "Basic " + encoded
}
