starlette: Cannot access POST data from AuthenticationBackend

Common use case: Retrieve POST data sent by an HTML login <form> to validate within AuthenticationBackend middleware.

• Passing usernames / passwords over GET with passwords visible in the URL is not acceptable.
• Passing Authorization headers along with a form requires Javascript, a poor solution.

Any common techniques or help appreciated.

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