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== Example ==
 
Here is a typical transaction between an HTTP client and an HTTP server running on the local machine (localhost). It is comprised ofcomprises the following steps.
 
* The client asks for a page that requires authentication but does not provide a user name and password. Typically this is because the user simply entered the address or followed a [[hyperlink|link]] to the page.
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(followed by a blank line and HTML text comprising of the restricted page).
 
[[Category:HTTP]]