asp.net Web API (iii) Use of Security Authentication summary authentication

In the previous article, the main discussion of the use of HTTP Basic authentication methods, because the HTTP Basic authentication method determines its security problems, so next look at another way of validation: Digest authentication, that is, summary authentication.

The principle of authentication

In the Basic authentication way, the main security problem comes from the clear text transmission of the user information, but in the digest authentication, mainly through some means avoids this problem, greatly increases the security.

The following illustration is a validation principle flowchart for summary validation.