Proxy-Authorization
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Proxy-Authorization is an HTTP request header used to provide credentials for authenticating a client to a proxy server.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HTTP header field
ⓘ
request header ⓘ |
| appliesTo | requests sent via an authenticating proxy ⓘ |
| authenticationLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| belongsTo | IANA Message Headers registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPractice | use only over HTTPS or other secure transport ⓘ |
| canBeRepeated | no, typically appears at most once per request ⓘ |
| category | HTTP authentication header ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Authentication framework
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RFC 7235 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | client-to-proxy ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Authorization header ⓘ |
| encodingRule | header field value is textual ⓘ |
| exampleValue |
Proxy-Authorization: Basic <credentials>
ⓘ
Proxy-Authorization: Digest <parameters> ⓘ |
| governedBy | HTTP authentication framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
authentication scheme
ⓘ
credentials ⓘ |
| hasScope | proxy authentication ⓘ |
| headerName | Proxy-Authorization ⓘ |
| ignoredBy | origin server in normal operation ⓘ |
| introducedIn | HTTP/1.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayContain | auth-params ⓘ |
| mustComplyWith | HTTP header field syntax rules ⓘ |
| notUsedFor | origin server authentication ⓘ |
| partOf | HTTP/1.1 protocol ⓘ |
| position | HTTP header section of the request ⓘ |
| processingBy | intermediate proxy server ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Authorization header
ⓘ
Proxy-Authenticate ⓘ |
| requires | prior Proxy-Authenticate challenge from proxy ⓘ |
| securityConsideration |
Basic authentication sends credentials in an easily decodable form
ⓘ
credentials may be exposed if not used over TLS ⓘ |
| supportsScheme |
Basic
ⓘ
Bearer ⓘ Digest ⓘ Negotiate ⓘ custom authentication schemes ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | 407 Proxy Authentication Required response ⓘ |
| usedBy |
HTTP clients
ⓘ
HTTP libraries ⓘ web browsers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authenticating a client to a proxy
ⓘ
providing credentials to a proxy server ⓘ |
| usedIn | HTTP request message ⓘ |
| usedWithStatusCode | 407 ⓘ |
| visibility | may be logged by proxies if not configured securely ⓘ |
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