Some tweaks/clarifications based on initial implementation this weekend.

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Greg Stein 2001-09-11 00:34:48 +00:00
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@ -132,12 +132,16 @@ HTTP Authentication
during the authentication process when the server has specified
that the Request-URI resides within a specific realm.
The mixin will override endheaders() to automatically insert
credentials, if available.
The HandleAuthentication mixin will override putrequest() to
automatically insert credentials, if available. The URL from the
putrequest is used to determine the appropriate authentication
information to use.
It is also important to note that two sets of credentials are
important, and stored by the mixin. One set for any proxy that may
be used, and one used for the target origin server.
used, and stored by the mixin. One set for any proxy that may be
used, and one used for the target origin server. Since proxies do
not have paths, the protection spaces in the proxy credentials
will always use "/" for storing and looking up via a path.
Proxy Handling