A function mapping username to a user object and password, or None if no user exists.
A function mapping username to a user object and password, or None if no user exists. Requires that the server can recover the password in clear text, which is _strongly_ discouraged.
The realm used for authentication purposes.
A partial function mapping (realm, user) to the appropriate password.
Interval (in milliseconds) at which stale nonces should be cleaned up.
Amount of time (in milliseconds) after which a nonce is considered stale (i.e. not used for authentication purposes anymore).
The number of random bits a nonce should consist of.
Side-effect of running the returned task: If req contains a valid AuthorizationHeader, the corresponding nonce counter (nc) is increased.
Provides Digest Authentication from RFC 2617.