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HTTP Authentication is the built in mechanism of the HTTP 1.x protocol for requiring a valid username or password to gain access to web resources. This mechanism can be initiated by either a CGI script or by the web server itself.

There are currently 2 modes of authentication built into the HTTP 1.1 protocol, termed "Basic" and "Digest" Access Authentication.


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