Using this option:
allow_public_update_access

Description:
set allow_public_update_access=1 for allowing public access for /update (anybody can access and start the update job).

in your .ini solves that problem.

i am running 2.8 and it seems like my cron to auto-update my selfoss-installation no longer works.
i can manually run the update via http://my.selfoss.install.com/update - which works as expected BUT the cron job does not work anymore.

i assume it has to do with some changes regarding the auth-mechanism in general

so here's my question:
how to update a password-protected selfoss install automaticly

Greetings
fidel