HttpAuthentication (launchdarkly-java-server-sdk 7.4.1 API)

```
public interface HttpAuthentication
```
Represents a supported method of HTTP authentication, including proxy authentication.

Since:

4.13.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class HttpAuthentication.Challenge
Properties of an HTTP authentication challenge.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`provideAuthorization(java.lang.Iterable<HttpAuthentication.Challenge> challenges)`	Computes the `Authorization` or `Proxy-Authorization` header for an authentication challenge.

- Method Detail
  - provideAuthorization
```
java.lang.String provideAuthorization(java.lang.Iterable<HttpAuthentication.Challenge> challenges)
```
    Computes the Authorization or Proxy-Authorization header for an authentication challenge.
    
    Parameters:
    
    challenges - the authentication challenges provided by the server, if any (may be empty if this is pre-emptive authentication)
    
    Returns:
    
    the value for the authorization request header