Http requests provide credentials via the "authorization" header.
Authorization: Bearer
When authentication is required, but no credentials are provided, the server responds with an HTTP 401 status and a WWW-Authenticate header:
WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="User Visible Realm"
There are different authentications methods, called authentication schemes. Here are the most common ones:
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