What is different Authentication Options available in Servets ?

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Hi Explain different Authentication Options available in Servets.

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Hi Abhishek There are four ways of Authentication options available in servlets HTTP basic authentication In this server uses the username and password provided by the client and these credentials are transmitted using simple base64 encoding. HTTP digest authentication This option is same the basic authentication except the password is encrypted and transmitted using SHA or MD5. HTTPS client authentication This options is based on HTTP over SSL. Form-based authentication Form-based authentication uses login page to collect username and password. Please refer the below link http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=24253 Thanks