What is basic and Digest Authentication?

Digest Authentication communicates credentials in an encrypted form by applying a hash function to: the username, the password, a server supplied nonce value, the HTTP method and the requested URI. Whereas Basic Authentication uses non-encrypted base64 encoding.

How does HTTP Digest work?

Digest authentication is another authentication type specified in HTTP 1.1. Unlike basic authentication, digest authentication does not require the password to be transmitted. Rather, the client takes the username and password and uses the MD5 hashing algorithm to create a hash, which is then sent to the SQL Server.

What is digest nonce?

Digest Access Authentication is a way for service providers to verify a person’s credentials by using a web browser. Specifically, digest access authentication uses the HTTP protocol, applying MD5 cryptographic hashing and a nonce value to prevent replay attacks.

How do I turn off digest authentication?

Scroll to the Security section in the Home pane, and then double-click Authentication. In the Authentication pane, select Digest Authentication, and then, in the Actions pane, click Enable. In the Authentication pane, select Anonymous Authentication, and then click Disable in the Actions pane.

What is password digest in soap?

Include a digested password in the user name token header of a SOAP request when the user password is an encrypted password that is hashed with a nonce value and a time stamp. The Data Integration Service can process digested passwords in the UsernameToken element.

What is realm in digest authentication?

The realm name to use for Digest authentication. mycompany.com. Digest Algorithm. The algorithm that clients will use to create encrypted Digests. Oracle Communications Converged Application Server supports both MD5 and MD5-sess algorithms.

How do you implement digest authentication?

Follow these steps to configure Digest authentication with Oracle Communications Converged Application Server:

  1. Configure the LDAP Server or RDBMS.
  2. Reconfigure the DefaultAuthenticator Provider.
  3. Configure an Authenticator Provider.
  4. Configure a New Digest Identity Asserter Provider.