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package org.apache.hc.client5.http.auth;

/**
 * Authentication schemes by their names supported by the HttpClient.
 *
 * @since 4.3
 */
public final class StandardAuthScheme {

    private StandardAuthScheme() {
        // no instances
    }

    /**
     * Basic authentication scheme as defined in RFC 2617 (considered inherently
     * insecure without transport encryption, but most widely supported).
     */
    public static final String BASIC = "Basic";

    /**
     * Digest authentication scheme as defined in RFC 2617.
     */
    public static final String DIGEST = "Digest";

    /**
     * The NTLM authentication scheme is a proprietary Microsoft Windows
     * authentication protocol as defined in [MS-NLMP].
     */
    public static final String NTLM = "NTLM";

    /**
     * SPNEGO authentication scheme as defined in RFC 4559 and RFC 4178
     * (considered to be the most secure among currently supported
     * authentication schemes if Kerberos is selected).
     */
    public static final String SPNEGO = "Negotiate";

    /**
     * Kerberos authentication scheme as defined in RFC 4120
     * (considered to be the most secure among currently supported
     * authentication schemes).
     */
    public static final String KERBEROS = "Kerberos";

}
