Re: Need feedback on new Mini-Redirector tutorial

"Mr. Demeanour" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.webdav
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Werner Baumann wrote:
> 
> On 
> http://barracudaserver.com/products/BarracudaDrive/tutorials/mini_redirector.html
>  there seems to be a major error concerning security and
> authentication. In section *Security* it says: 'It is the client that
> decides on the authentication method and Windows Mini-Redirector by
> default uses Digest Authentication.'
> 
> It is the *server* that decides whether it accepts authentication or
>  not. This includes the authentication method.

The server offers the client a choice of authentication methods (which
may be a choice of one); the client decides which one it will use. I'd
say that prose is correct, if a little loose.

-- 
Jack.
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