Name
WWW-Authenticate
Synopsis
WWW-Authenticate:
scheme
realm
Description
Used with the 401 (Unauthorized)
response code. It
specifies the authorization scheme and realm of authorization required
from a client at the requested URI. Many different authorization realms
can exist on a server. A common authorization scheme is BASIC, which
requires a username and password. For example:
WWW-Authenticate: BASIC realm="Admin"
When returned to the client, this header indicates that the BASIC
type of authorization data in the appropriate realm should be returned in
the client’s Authorization
header.
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