I was really hoping this was coming sooner rather than later, I would like to be able to use a much more complex password, but I'm hesitant to do that without password manager support, especially on mobile.
To be honest, the basic auth can also be done through a script and/or a browser plugin. Even if you need to copy-paste with LastPass it will still allow you to do this. Respectfully, I agree that pressing for a feature does not belong in a bug report thread.