.htaccess protected HTML5 videos not playing

I have videos in a directory which is protected through .htaccess. I want to deliver the videos by means of the `` tag. Here is an example: protected video Use test/test to login. Without the protection the same video plays fine: unprotected video I've tried it with the stock browser and also Chrome. I am on a custom 4.0.4 ROM. Am I the only one experiencing this issue? I couldn't find anything on Android's Bug Tracker.