[WEB SECURITY] username & pw in clear-text through SSL considered safe?

[wilke rodriquez]

Hi All,
 
I recently came across a website that passed the user credentials through the http header in clear-text but via https.  
Is this practice considered secure?  
Would this also show that the passwords are being stored in clear-text and not encrypted with a salt value in the db?
It seems to be there are a few more secure options when dealing with authentication what do you all suggest as the best for a low user (less than 10) system?
The system does need added security due to the contents.
 
Thanks
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