svn commit: r1236914 - /tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/realm-howto.xml

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Author: markt
Date: Fri Jan 27 22:51:08 2012
New Revision: 1236914

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1236914&view=rev
Log:
Fix https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52515
Note that DIGEST auth requires MD5 digests

Modified:
    tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/realm-howto.xml

Modified: tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/realm-howto.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/realm-howto.xml?rev=1236914&r1=1236913&r2=1236914&view=diff
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--- tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/realm-howto.xml (original)
+++ tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/realm-howto.xml Fri Jan 27 22:51:08 2012
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ techniques are supported:</p>
 </ul>
 
 <p>If using digested passwords with DIGEST authentication, the cleartext used
-   to generate the digest is different. In the examples above
-   <code>{cleartext-password}</code> must be replaced with
-   <code>{username}:{realm}:{cleartext-password}</code>. For example, in a
-   development environment this might take the form
+   to generate the digest is different and the digest must use the MD5
+   algorithm. In the examples above <code>{cleartext-password}</code> must be
+   replaced with <code>{username}:{realm}:{cleartext-password}</code>. For
+   example, in a development environment this might take the form
    <code>testUser:Authentication required:testPassword</code>. The value for
    <code>{realm}</code> is taken from the <code>&lt;realm-name&gt;</code>
    element of the web application's <code>&lt;login-config&gt;</code>. If



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