Web platform features explorer - HTTP authentication

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Tags: http

The Authorization and WWW-Authenticate headers authenticate a user with a server.

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Browser support

Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
Firefox 1 Released on 2004-11-09
Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
Safari 1 Released on 2003-06-23
Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29

Specifications

HTTP Semantics (#authentication), from HTTP Working Group (IETF).
HTTP Digest Access Authentication, from Hypertext Transfer Protocol Authentication Working Group (IETF).
The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5), from Kerberos Working Group (IETF).

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