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
Command Line, Long Form	-httpauth scheme

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.