# HTTP Authentication

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/http-authentication/1971>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [November 19, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/http-authentication/1971 "2017-11-19T17:31:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![amir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@amir](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/amir)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/http-authentication/1971/1 "2017-11-19T17:31:01Z")

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When will you have authentication for the HTTP Client?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![mrjn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/mrjn/32/775_2.png) [@mrjn](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/mrjn)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/http-authentication/1971/2 "2017-11-19T23:46:54Z")

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We allow TLS connections. But currently, there’s no other way. If you need to authenticate a client (login), you should do it in a layer above Dgraph. Dgraph does provide a secure way to store passwords, which can help with that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/dgraph/original/2X/2/2b38fdece2abe5814f2e51bee69d1e67fc304b0a.png) [@system](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/http-authentication/1971/3 "2017-12-19T23:47:08Z")

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Closed on December 19, 2017, 11:47pm UTC

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