What is digest authentication?
Digest authentication allows users to authenticate based on user name and password without sending the user name and password as clear text.
The browser uses the MD5 algorithm to create a digest value using the users password and some information provided by the Proxy Server.
Example:
Proxy hostname: proxy.example.com (or server IP)
Proxy port: 3128
Username: digest-user
Password: digest-password
Domain: digest-realm
Authentication method: digest
