Web platform features explorer - HTTP authentication

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

Status

Baseline Widely Available (since 2018-01-29)

MDN documentation

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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).

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

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