This is an authentication method in which is used to prove that a party knows a password without transmitting the password in any recoverable form over a network. This authentication is secure because the password is never transmitted over the network, even in hashed form; only a random number and an encrypted random number are sent.
A.
Realm Authentication
B.
SSL Authentication
C.
Basic Form Authentication
D.
Challenge/Response Authentication
E.
Cryptographic Authentication