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[[servlet-authentication-digest]]
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= Digest Authentication
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This section provides details on how Spring Security provides support for https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617[Digest Authentication] which is provided `DigestAuthenticationFilter`.
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[WARNING]
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====
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You should not use Digest Authentication in modern applications because it is not considered secure.
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The most obvious problem is that you must store your passwords in plaintext, encrypted, or an MD5 format.
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All of these storage formats are considered insecure.
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Instead, you should store credentials using a one way adaptive password hash (i.e. bCrypt, PBKDF2, SCrypt, etc) which is not supported by Digest Authentication.
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====
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Digest Authentication attempts to solve many of the weaknesses of xref:servlet/authentication/passwords/basic.adoc#servlet-authentication-basic[Basic authentication], specifically by ensuring credentials are never sent in clear text across the wire.
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Many https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Digest#Browser_compatibility[browsers support Digest Authentication].
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The standard governing HTTP Digest Authentication is defined by https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617[RFC 2617], which updates an earlier version of the Digest Authentication standard prescribed by https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2069[RFC 2069].
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Most user agents implement RFC 2617.
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Spring Security's Digest Authentication support is compatible with the "`auth`" quality of protection (`qop`) prescribed by RFC 2617, which also provides backward compatibility with RFC 2069.
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Digest Authentication was seen as a more attractive option if you need to use unencrypted HTTP (i.e. no TLS/HTTPS) and wish to maximise security of the authentication process.
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However, everyone should use xref:features/exploits/http.adoc#http[HTTPS].
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Central to Digest Authentication is a "nonce".
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This is a value the server generates.
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Spring Security's nonce adopts the following format:
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.Digest Syntax
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[source,txt]
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----
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base64(expirationTime + ":" + md5Hex(expirationTime + ":" + key))
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expirationTime: The date and time when the nonce expires, expressed in milliseconds
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key: A private key to prevent modification of the nonce token
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----
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You will need to ensure you xref:features/authentication/password-storage.adoc#authentication-password-storage-configuration[configure] insecure plain text xref:features/authentication/password-storage.adoc#authentication-password-storage[Password Storage] using `NoOpPasswordEncoder`.
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The following provides an example of configuring Digest Authentication with Java Configuration:
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.Digest Authentication
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[tabs]
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Java::
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+
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[source,java,role="primary"]
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----
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@Autowired
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UserDetailsService userDetailsService;
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DigestAuthenticationEntryPoint entryPoint() {
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DigestAuthenticationEntryPoint result = new DigestAuthenticationEntryPoint();
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result.setRealmName("My App Realm");
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result.setKey("3028472b-da34-4501-bfd8-a355c42bdf92");
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}
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DigestAuthenticationFilter digestAuthenticationFilter() {
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DigestAuthenticationFilter result = new DigestAuthenticationFilter();
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result.setUserDetailsService(userDetailsService);
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result.setAuthenticationEntryPoint(entryPoint());
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}
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@Bean
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public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
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http
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// ...
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.exceptionHandling(e -> e.authenticationEntryPoint(authenticationEntryPoint()))
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.addFilterBefore(digestFilter());
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return http.build();
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}
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----
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XML::
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[source,xml,role="secondary"]
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<b:bean id="digestFilter"
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class="org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.DigestAuthenticationFilter"
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p:userDetailsService-ref="jdbcDaoImpl"
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p:authenticationEntryPoint-ref="digestEntryPoint"
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/>
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<b:bean id="digestEntryPoint"
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class="org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.DigestAuthenticationEntryPoint"
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p:realmName="My App Realm"
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p:key="3028472b-da34-4501-bfd8-a355c42bdf92"
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/>
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<http>
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<!-- ... -->
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<custom-filter ref="userFilter" position="DIGEST_AUTH_FILTER"/>
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</http>
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----
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======
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