Inherits from NSObject
Declared in KGChallengeRequest.h

Overview

An immutable object representing the challenge presented by the server when the client accessed the URI represented by a location.

According to RFC 2617, 

challenge   = auth-scheme 1*SP 1#auth-param
so we model the authentication scheme and parameters in this class.

This class is also responsible for detecting and adapting the Application Basic and Application Negotiate authentication schemes into their Basic and Negotiate counterpart authentication schemes.

Tasks

  • – initWithLocation:challenge:

    Constructor from the protected URI location triggering the challenge, and an entire server-provided ‘WWW-Authenticate:’ string.
  • – location

    Return the protected URI the access of which triggered this challenge as a NSString*.

    For some authentication schemes, the production of a response to the challenge may require access to the location of the URI triggering the challenge.
  • – authenticationScheme

    Return the authentication scheme with which the server is challenging.
  • – authenticationParameters

    Return the string after the space separator, not including the authentication scheme nor the space itself, or nil if no such string exists.

Instance Methods

authenticationParameters

Return the string after the space separator, not including the authentication scheme nor the space itself, or nil if no such string exists.

- (NSString *)authenticationParameters

Return Value

the string after the space separator, not including the authentication scheme nor the space itself, or nil if no such string exists.

Declared In

KGChallengeRequest.h

authenticationScheme

Return the authentication scheme with which the server is challenging.

- (NSString *)authenticationScheme

Return Value

the authentication scheme with which the server is challenging.

Declared In

KGChallengeRequest.h

initWithLocation:challenge:

Constructor from the protected URI location triggering the challenge, and an entire server-provided ‘WWW-Authenticate:’ string.

- (id)initWithLocation:(NSString *)location challenge:(NSString *)challenge

Parameters

location

the protected URI location triggering the challenge

challenge

an entire server-provided ‘WWW-Authenticate:’ string

Declared In

KGChallengeRequest.h

location

Return the protected URI the access of which triggered this challenge as a NSString*.

For some authentication schemes, the production of a response to the challenge may require access to the location of the URI triggering the challenge.

- (NSString *)location

Return Value

the protected URI the access of which triggered this challenge as a NSString*

Declared In

KGChallengeRequest.h