actix/actix-extras

Support for Digest auth method

Open

#394 opened on Jan 30, 2024

View on GitHub
 (2 comments) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)Rust (227 forks)auto 404
A-httpauthC-featuregood first issue

Repository metrics

Stars
 (889 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (PR metrics pending)

Description

is there have middleware can do Digest Auth in actix-web

actix_web_httpauth can only support Bearer and Basic

so how can support Digest Auth like

“WWW-Authenticate","Digest realm="test", qop="auth", nonce="MTcwMjUzOTAwMjAwMDplYmVmYjAwNzdkM2ZjMzU3MzRmNmZhZTUwOTBjOTM1Ng==”

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the HTTP Digest authentication specification (RFC 2617) and examine the existing Bearer and Basic auth middleware implementations in the actix web httpauth crate. Then create a new middleware that supports Digest authentication using a nonce and MD5 hashing.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendauthentication
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
RustGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65