CompTIA
ADR-001 · Question #18
How does HTTP Basic Authentication work?
The correct answer is D. A username and password are combined into a string on the client, base 64 encoded, and then. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
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How does HTTP Basic Authentication work?
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- AA client-specific secret value is combined with a server-specific secret value to form a master
- BA one-time use token (nonce) is generated by the server and sent to the client, where it is then
- CA digital signature is generated of the request using the client's private key and sent to the server.
- DA username and password are combined into a string on the client, base 64 encoded, and then
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