Hypertext Transfer Protocol Digest Authentication Using Authentication and Key Agreement
RFC 3310, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Digest Authentication Using Authentication and Key Agreement”, is an Informational document published in September 2002 by A. Niemi, J. Arkko, V. Torvinen. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Authentication Framework includes two authentication schemes: Basic and Digest. Both schemes employ a shared secret based mechanism for access authentication. The Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) mechanism performs user authentication and session key distribution in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks. AKA is a challenge- response based mechanism that uses symmetric cryptography. This memo specifies an AKA based one-time password generation mechanism for HTTP Digest access authentication.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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