!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a [Security Support Provider] as used in the [Microsoft Active Directory] [Security Support Provider Interface] as used within the [Windows Client Authentication Architecture]

[{$pagename}] (Wdigest.dll) is the preferred authentication protocol for certain applications, such as [LDAP] and [HTTPS]. 

[{$pagename}] is used for the following:
* Internet Explorer (IE) and Internet Information Services (IIS) access.
* LDAP queries.
  	
[{$pagename}] uses [DIGEST-MD5] as used in Windows Server 2003+ for [Lightweight Directory Access Protocol] ([LDAP]) and Web [authentication]. 

The [DIGEST-MD5] is shown as a [SASL Mechanism] within the [SupportedSASLMechanisms] attribute of [Microsoft Active Directory].

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