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HTTP_AUTH - UCA for SOA command option

HTTP_AUTH - UCA for SOA command option

Jan 31, 2024

 Description

The HTTP_AUTH option specifies the HTTP authentication scheme to use.

If the option is not used, UAC defaults to NONE.

 Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Long Form

-httpauth scheme







 Values

scheme is the HTTP authentication scheme to use.

Valid values for scheme are:

  • BASIC
    Method designed to allow a client application such as a web browser, or other client program, to provide credentials in the form of a user name and password when making an authenticated HTTP request.

  • DIGEST
    Method designed to allow a client application such as a web browser, or other client program, to negotiate credentials with a web server (using the HTTP protocol).
    Digest authentication allows the user identity to be established securely without having to send a password in plaintext over the network. It is basically an application of MD5 cryptographic hashing with usage of nonce values to prevent analysis.

  • NTLM
    NTLM is the most complex of the authentication protocols. It is a proprietary protocol designed by Microsoft with no publicly available specification.

  • NONE
    No HTTP authentication scheme is used.

Default is NONE.