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<p><b>Digest access authentication</b> is one of the agreed-upon methods a <a href="page.php?w=web_server">web server</a> can use to negotiate credentials, such as username or password, with a user's <a href="page.php?w=web_browser">web browser</a>. This can be used to confirm the identity of a user before sending sensitive information, such as online banking transaction history. It applies a <a href="page.php?w=hash_function">hash function</a> to the username and <a href="page.php?w=password">password</a> before sending them over the network. In</p><p>
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