http-authentication tagged requests and articles

Categorized request examples and articles tagged with [http-authentication] keyword
How do I Send a Request with Bearer Token Authorization Header?
To send a request with a Bearer Token authorization header {{using LANG}}, you need to make an HTTP GET or POST request and provide your Bearer Token with the Authorization: Bearer {token} HTTP header. Bearer Authentication (also called token authentication) is an HTTP authentication scheme created as part of OAuth 2.0 but is now used on its own. For security reasons, bearer tokens are only sent over HTTPS (SSL). In this {{LANG}} Bearer Token Authorization Header example, we send a request with a bearer token to the ReqBin echo URL. Click Send to run the {{LANG}} Bearer Token Authorization Header example online and see the results.

Howto make POST request with basic authentication credentials using Curl?
To send a POST request with basic authentication credentials with Curl, you need to use the --user "login: password" command-line option. The user's credentials are automatically converted by Curl to a Base64 encoded string and passed to the server with an Authorization: Basic [token] header. POST data is passed to Curl with the -d option. In this Curl POST with Basic Authentication header example, we sent a request to the ReqBin echo URL with sample POST data. Click Run to execute the Curl POST Basic Auth example online and see the result.

HTTP Authentication
HTTP provides a framework for controlling access to pages and API resources by defining several authentication schemes and implementing them.

Bearer Authentication Method
A Bearer Authentication method is also known as a token-based method. This is an authentication technique that provides every request to the server with a signed token.

Basic Authentication Method
Basic access authentication method is used by client to provide a user name and password when making a request

Digest Authentication
Digest authentication is one of the standard methods that the server uses to validate identity information like username and password.

HOBA Authentication
The general idea for developing HTTP Origin-Bound Authentication scheme is to simplify the implementation process.

Mutual Authentication
Mutual Authentication is a solution to a variety of attacks on the net. It minimizes the risk of fraud for online business by validating the legitimacy of both sides and purposes. Mutual authentication is performed before the actual communication through the exchange of digital certificates.