RE: rfc2617: response-auth calculation

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> > Ah, can auth-int be used for messages with no body (zero-length), e.g.
> > GET requests? I presumed it couldn't, maybe this is the source of my
> > confusion.
> 
> I'm not sure where you would have gotten that impression,

Only my imagination... I just kind of presumed that H(entity-body) would
not be defined if there was 'no' entity-body... I see this is wrong now.

> but yes, a GET request can use auth-int. 

Great - "I geddit now". Thanks.

> > (I'm writing client code).
> 
> Feel free to test against 'digest-test.agranat.com'; send feedback to me.

Will do.

Regards,

joe

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