Package org.apache.commons.httpclient.auth

Provides implementation of various authentication schemes as well as utility classes that can be used to authenticate HTTP requests.

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Description

Interface Summary

AuthScheme

This interface represents an abstract authentication scheme.

Class Summary

AuthChallengeParser	This class provides utility methods for parsing HTTP www and proxy authentication challenges.
AuthSchemeBase	Abstract authentication scheme class that implements AuthScheme interface and provides a default contstructor.
BasicScheme	Basic authentication scheme as defined in RFC 2617.
DigestScheme	Digest authentication scheme as defined in RFC 2617.
HttpAuthenticator	Utility methods for HTTP authorization and authentication.
HttpAuthRealm	The key used to look up authentication credentials.
NTLMScheme	An implementation of the Microsoft proprietary NTLM authentication scheme.
RFC2617Scheme	Abstract authentication scheme class that lays foundation for all RFC 2617 compliant authetication schemes and provides capabilities common to all authentication schemes defined in RFC 2617.

Exception Summary

AuthenticationException	Signals a failure in authentication process
MalformedChallengeException	Signals that authentication challenge is in some way invalid or illegal in the given context

Package org.apache.commons.httpclient.auth Description

Provides implementation of various authentication schemes as well as utility classes that can be used to authenticate HTTP requests.

Since:

2.0