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      • SWI-Prolog HTTP support
        • The HTTP server libraries
          • library(http/http_authenticate): Authenticate HTTP connections using 401 headers
            • http_authenticate/3
            • http_authorization_data/2
            • http_current_user/3
            • http_read_passwd_file/2
            • http_write_passwd_file/2
            • authenticate/3
Source[multifile]http:authenticate(+AuthData, +Request, -Fields)
Plugin for library(http_dispatch) to perform basic HTTP authentication.

This predicate throws http_reply(authorise(basic, Realm)).

AuthData must be a term basic(File, Realm)
Request is the HTTP request
Fields describes the authenticated user with the option user(User) and with the option user_details(Fields) if the password file contains additional fields after the user and password.
Source[multifile]http:authenticate(+Digest, +Request, -Fields)
Plugin for library(http_dispatch) to perform basic HTTP authentication. Note that we keep the authentication details cached to avoid a‘nonce-replay' error in the case that the application tries to verify multiple times.

This predicate throws http_reply(authorise(digest(Digest)))

Digest is a term digest(File, Realm, Options)
Request is the HTTP request
Fields describes the authenticated user with the option user(User) and with the option user_details(Fields) if the password file contains additional fields after the user and password.