Editing Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication (section)

===Client===

====Using an unofficial launcher====
This is the easiest, widest (and in some cases most secure) fix for the client side of the issue.

Some trusted open-source Minecraft launchers such as [https://github.com/PrismLauncher/PrismLauncher/pull/443 Prism Launcher] have implemented the craftycodie's [https://github.com/Mojang/LegacyLauncher/pull/33 pull request] to their launchers. You can use them to bring back authentication to the game.

====Using a proxy====
You can proxy all requests coming from "<nowiki>http://www.minecraft.net/game/(...)</nowiki>" to "<nowiki>https://session.minecraft.net/game/(...)</nowiki>". Note that this is still less secure than the first method, unless you proxy the request to the Mojang's [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Mojang_API#Verify_login_session_on_client latest authentication method].

====Editing the game's source code====
You can edit the game's source code, to change the old request URL (see: using a proxy). Note that Minecraft source code is obfuscated and class/field/method names vary depending on the version of the game, so there is no strict guide on how to do it - you have to manually search for the URL to replace it or patch it for even more secure experience.