Mutual Authentication Protocol for HTTP
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Mutual Authentication Protocol for HTTP is an HTTP authentication scheme proposed in the IETF httpauth working group. It performs mutual authentication in which both sides verify each other's identity without sending the password directly to the server, with the goal of preventing phishing sites from intercepting user passwords. It was an attempt to replace Basic and Digest authentication but did not become widely adopted.
Mutual Authentication Protocol for HTTP.