Re: OAS digest authentication

Yes. I don't think there is a broswer that supports this which is a shame because basic authentication is hopeless.

Netscape 4 prompts with a logon dialogue but just rejects request with invalid userid/password.

IE 5 Won't even try to prompt. Just says page is unavailable.

Perhaps we need netscape 5 and IE 6.

Christoph Zwerschke wrote:

> The OAS 4 online doco says:
>
> <<Digest authentication is the same as basic authentication except that it
> sends passwords encrypted across the network in the form of a cryptographic
> checksum, also called a "digest." You should use this scheme whenever
> authentication is required, although some older Web browsers do not support
> it. If you need to support these browsers, you have to use basic
> authentication.>>
>
> Question: Are Netscape 4 and Internet Explorer 4 "some older browsers"?
>
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Received on Fri Mar 05 1999 - 08:50:14 CST