@misc{rfc2069, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 2069, howpublished = {RFC 2069}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC2069}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2069}, author = {Phillip Hallam-Baker and Professor John Franks and Lawrence C. Stewart and Eric W. Sink and Jeffery L. Hostetler and Paul J. Leach and Ari Luotonen}, title = {{An Extension to HTTP : Digest Access Authentication}}, pagetotal = 18, year = 1997, month = jan, abstract = {The protocol referred to as "HTTP/1.0" includes the specification for a Basic Access Authentication scheme. This scheme is not considered to be a secure method of user authentication, as the user name and password are passed over the network as clear text. A specification for a different authentication scheme is needed to address this severe limitation. This document provides specification for such a scheme, referred to as "Digest Access Authentication". {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }