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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 comprisesis comprised of 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.