Supported authentication mechanisms
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emWeb supports the following authentication mechanisms:
| Authentication | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic | Basic Authentication is a simple access control mechanism. It transmits the username and password in clear text, which poses a security risk. Despite its inherent insecurity, it remains in use due to the added protection provided by SSL/TLS encryption in modern applications. |
| Digest | The Digest Authentication scheme uses an MD5 based challenge-response handshake, including nonce data. The password is never sent in clear text, which makes it a good choice in case a lightweight and secure authentication is required where SSL/TLS is not possible. |