HTTP Digest Auth
What is HTTP Digest Auth?
HTTP Digest Auth (or Digest access authentication) is an username/password authentication protocol that aims to be slightly safer than
Basic Auth
.Paw supports HTTP Digest Auth via the Digest Auth dynamic value extension, which generates the Authorization
header from the credentials you provide.Warning! Please note that Digest auth is known to be unsafe if used on non-HTTPS hosts, mostly due to the fact that it relies on MD5 hashes.Use HTTP Digest Auth
1
Install the extension
On the page Digest Auth dynamic value extension, hit the Install Extension button.

Install the Digest auth extension
2
Add the dynamic value

- Back to Paw, go to the Headers tab.
- Add a header
Authorization
. - Right-click on the value field to get the list of the available dynamic values.
- Under Extensions, pick Digest Auth.