Initial Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Authentication Scheme Registrations

Abstract

This document registers Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) authentication schemes that have been defined in RFCs before the IANA HTTP Authentication Scheme Registry was established.

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This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   2.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   3.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   4.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. Introduction

This document registers Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) authentication schemes that have been defined in RFCs before the IANA HTTP Authentication Scheme Registry was established.

2. Security Considerations

There are no security considerations related to the registration itself.

Security considerations applicable to the individual authentication schemes ought to be discussed in the specifications that define them.

3. IANA Considerations

   The registrations below have been added to the IANA "Hypertext
   Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Authentication Scheme Registry" at
   <http://www.iana.org/assignments/http-authschemes> (see Section 5.1
   of [RFC7235]).
   
   +----------------+------------+-------------------------------------+
   | Authentication | Reference  | Notes                               |
   | Scheme Name    |            |                                     |
   +----------------+------------+-------------------------------------+
   | Basic          | [RFC2617], |                                     |
   |                | Section 2  |                                     |
   | Bearer         | [RFC6750]  |                                     |
   | Digest         | [RFC2617], |                                     |
   |                | Section 3  |                                     |
   | Negotiate      | [RFC4559], | This authentication scheme violates |
   |                | Section 3  | both HTTP semantics (being          |
   |                |            | connection-oriented) and syntax     |
   |                |            | (use of syntax incompatible with    |
   |                |            | the WWW-Authenticate and            |
   |                |            | Authorization header field syntax). |
   | OAuth          | [RFC5849], |                                     |
   |                | Section    |                                     |
   |                | 3.5.1      |                                     |
   +----------------+------------+-------------------------------------+

4. Normative References

   [RFC2617]  Franks, J., Hallam-Baker, P., Hostetler, J., Lawrence, S.,
              Leach, P., Luotonen, A., and L. Stewart, "HTTP
              Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication",
              RFC 2617, June 1999.
   
   [RFC4559]  Jaganathan, K., Zhu, L., and J. Brezak, "SPNEGO-based
              Kerberos and NTLM HTTP Authentication in Microsoft
              Windows", RFC 4559, June 2006.
   
   [RFC5849]  Hammer-Lahav, E., "The OAuth 1.0 Protocol", RFC 5849,
              April 2010.
   
   [RFC6750]  Jones, M. and D. Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization
              Framework: Bearer Token Usage", RFC 6750, October 2012.
   
   [RFC7235]  Fielding, R., Ed. and J. Reschke, Ed., "Hypertext Transfer
              Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Authentication", RFC 7235, June 2014.

Author's Address

   Julian F. Reschke
   greenbytes GmbH
   Hafenweg 16
   Muenster, NW  48155
   Germany
   
   EMail: julian.reschke@greenbytes.de
   URI:   http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/