Authorization

Authorization

 

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The Authorization header is sent by a client to authenticate itself with a server. A client will include this header in its request after receiving a 401 Authentication Required response from a server. The value of this header depends on the authentication scheme in use. See Chapter 14 for a detailed discussion of the Authorization header.

Type

Response header

Basic Syntax

Authorization: authentication-scheme #authentication-param

Example

Authorization: Basic YnJpYW4tdG90dHk6T3ch