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[PATCH v2 6/6] t5556-http-auth: add test for HTTP auth hdr logic

From
Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 21, 2022, 17:08 UTC
Message-ID
<f3f13ed8c8238f396163dd0e6a3d6c948c2b879b.1666372083.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<pull.1352.v2.git.1666372083.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>

Add a series of tests to exercise the HTTP authentication header parsing and the interop with credential helpers. Credential helpers can respond to requests that contain WWW-Authenticate information with the ability to select the response Authenticate header scheme.

Introduce a mini HTTP server helper that provides a frontend for the git-http-backend, with support for arbitrary authentication schemes. The test-http-server is based heavily on the git-daemon, and forwards all successfully authenticated requests to the http-backend.

Signed-off-by: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
---
 Makefile                                  |    2 +
 contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt       |   13 +
 t/helper/.gitignore                       |    1 +
 t/helper/test-credential-helper-replay.sh |   14 +
 t/helper/test-http-server.c               | 1134 +++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t5556-http-auth.sh                      |  260 +++++
 6 files changed, 1424 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 t/helper/test-credential-helper-replay.sh
 create mode 100644 t/helper/test-http-server.c
 create mode 100755 t/t5556-http-auth.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d93ad956e58..39b130f711d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1500,6 +1500,8 @@ else
 	endif
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += $(CURL_CFLAGS)
 
+	TEST_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += test-http-server
+
 	REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY = git-remote-http$X
 	REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES = git-remote-https$X git-remote-ftp$X git-remote-ftps$X
 	REMOTE_CURL_NAMES = $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY) $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES)
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 787738e6fa3..45251695ce0 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -989,6 +989,19 @@ set(wrapper_scripts
 set(wrapper_test_scripts
 	test-fake-ssh test-tool)
 
+if(CURL_FOUND)
+       list(APPEND wrapper_test_scripts test-http-server)
+
+       add_executable(test-http-server ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/t/helper/test-http-server.c)
+       target_link_libraries(test-http-server common-main)
+
+       if(MSVC)
+               set_target_properties(test-http-server
+                                       PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/t/helper)
+               set_target_properties(test-http-server
+                                       PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/t/helper)
+       endif()
+endif()
 
 foreach(script ${wrapper_scripts})
 	file(STRINGS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/wrap-for-bin.sh content NEWLINE_CONSUME)
diff --git a/t/helper/.gitignore b/t/helper/.gitignore
index 8c2ddcce95f..1a94ab6eed5 100644
--- a/t/helper/.gitignore
+++ b/t/helper/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /test-tool
 /test-fake-ssh
+test-http-server
diff --git a/t/helper/test-credential-helper-replay.sh b/t/helper/test-credential-helper-replay.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..03e5e63dad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/helper/test-credential-helper-replay.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+cmd=$1
+teefile=$cmd-actual.cred
+catfile=$cmd-response.cred
+rm -f $teefile
+while read line;
+do
+	if test -z "$line"; then
+		break;
+	fi
+	echo "$line" >> $teefile
+done
+if test "$cmd" = "get"; then
+	cat $catfile
+fi
diff --git a/t/helper/test-http-server.c b/t/helper/test-http-server.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92139c04c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/helper/test-http-server.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1134 @@
+#include "config.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
+#include "trace2.h"
+#include "version.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "date.h"
+
+#define TR2_CAT "test-http-server"
+
+static const char *pid_file;
+static int verbose;
+static int reuseaddr;
+
+static const char test_http_auth_usage[] =
+"http-server [--verbose]\n"
+"           [--timeout=<n>] [--init-timeout=<n>] [--max-connections=<n>]\n"
+"           [--reuseaddr] [--pid-file=<file>]\n"
+"           [--listen=<host_or_ipaddr>]* [--port=<n>]\n"
+"           [--anonymous-allowed]\n"
+"           [--auth=<scheme>[:<params>] [--auth-token=<scheme>:<token>]]*\n"
+;
+
+/* Timeout, and initial timeout */
+static unsigned int timeout;
+static unsigned int init_timeout;
+
+static void logreport(const char *label, const char *err, va_list params)
+{
+	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_addf(&msg, "[%"PRIuMAX"] %s: ", (uintmax_t)getpid(), label);
+	strbuf_vaddf(&msg, err, params);
+	strbuf_addch(&msg, '\n');
+
+	fwrite(msg.buf, sizeof(char), msg.len, stderr);
+	fflush(stderr);
+
+	strbuf_release(&msg);
+}
+
+__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
+static void logerror(const char *err, ...)
+{
+	va_list params;
+	va_start(params, err);
+	logreport("error", err, params);
+	va_end(params);
+}
+
+__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
+static void loginfo(const char *err, ...)
+{
+	va_list params;
+	if (!verbose)
+		return;
+	va_start(params, err);
+	logreport("info", err, params);
+	va_end(params);
+}
+
+static void set_keep_alive(int sockfd)
+{
+	int ka = 1;
+
+	if (setsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &ka, sizeof(ka)) < 0) {
+		if (errno != ENOTSOCK)
+			logerror("unable to set SO_KEEPALIVE on socket: %s",
+				strerror(errno));
+	}
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// The code in this section is used by "worker" instances to service
+// a single connection from a client.  The worker talks to the client
+// on 0 and 1.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+enum worker_result {
+	/*
+	 * Operation successful.
+	 * Caller *might* keep the socket open and allow keep-alive.
+	 */
+	WR_OK       = 0,
+	/*
+	 * Various errors while processing the request and/or the response.
+	 * Close the socket and clean up.
+	 * Exit child-process with non-zero status.
+	 */
+	WR_IO_ERROR = 1<<0,
+	/*
+	 * Close the socket and clean up.  Does not imply an error.
+	 */
+	WR_HANGUP   = 1<<1,
+
+	WR_STOP_THE_MUSIC = (WR_IO_ERROR | WR_HANGUP),
+};
+
+/*
+ * Fields from a parsed HTTP request.
+ */
+struct req {
+	struct strbuf start_line;
+
+	const char *method;
+	const char *http_version;
+
+	struct strbuf uri_path;
+	struct strbuf query_args;
+
+	struct string_list header_list;
+	const char *content_type;
+	ssize_t content_length;
+};
+
+#define REQ__INIT { \
+	.start_line = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.uri_path = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.query_args = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.header_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP, \
+	.content_type = NULL, \
+	.content_length = -1 \
+	}
+
+static void req__release(struct req *req)
+{
+	strbuf_release(&req->start_line);
+
+	strbuf_release(&req->uri_path);
+	strbuf_release(&req->query_args);
+
+	string_list_clear(&req->header_list, 0);
+}
+
+static enum worker_result send_http_error(
+	int fd,
+	int http_code, const char *http_code_name,
+	int retry_after_seconds, struct string_list *response_headers,
+	enum worker_result wr_in)
+{
+	struct strbuf response_header = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf response_content = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct string_list_item *h;
+	enum worker_result wr;
+
+	strbuf_addf(&response_content, "Error: %d %s\r\n",
+		    http_code, http_code_name);
+	if (retry_after_seconds > 0)
+		strbuf_addf(&response_content, "Retry-After: %d\r\n",
+			    retry_after_seconds);
+
+	strbuf_addf  (&response_header, "HTTP/1.1 %d %s\r\n", http_code, http_code_name);
+	strbuf_addstr(&response_header, "Cache-Control: private\r\n");
+	strbuf_addstr(&response_header,	"Content-Type: text/plain\r\n");
+	strbuf_addf  (&response_header,	"Content-Length: %d\r\n", (int)response_content.len);
+	if (retry_after_seconds > 0)
+		strbuf_addf  (&response_header, "Retry-After: %d\r\n", retry_after_seconds);
+	strbuf_addf(  &response_header,	"Server: test-http-server/%s\r\n", git_version_string);
+	strbuf_addf(  &response_header, "Date: %s\r\n", show_date(time(NULL), 0, DATE_MODE(RFC2822)));
+	if (response_headers)
+		for_each_string_list_item(h, response_headers)
+			strbuf_addf(&response_header, "%s\r\n", h->string);
+	strbuf_addstr(&response_header, "\r\n");
+
+	if (write_in_full(fd, response_header.buf, response_header.len) < 0) {
+		logerror("unable to write response header");
+		wr = WR_IO_ERROR;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (write_in_full(fd, response_content.buf, response_content.len) < 0) {
+		logerror("unable to write response content body");
+		wr = WR_IO_ERROR;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	wr = wr_in;
+
+done:
+	strbuf_release(&response_header);
+	strbuf_release(&response_content);
+
+	return wr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read the HTTP request up to the start of the optional message-body.
+ * We do this byte-by-byte because we have keep-alive turned on and
+ * cannot rely on an EOF.
+ *
+ * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230
+ *
+ * We cannot call die() here because our caller needs to properly
+ * respond to the client and/or close the socket before this
+ * child exits so that the client doesn't get a connection reset
+ * by peer error.
+ */
+static enum worker_result req__read(struct req *req, int fd)
+{
+	struct strbuf h = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct string_list start_line_fields = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+	int nr_start_line_fields;
+	const char *uri_target;
+	const char *query;
+	char *hp;
+	const char *hv;
+
+	enum worker_result result = WR_OK;
+
+	/*
+	 * Read line 0 of the request and split it into component parts:
+	 *
+	 *    <method> SP <uri-target> SP <HTTP-version> CRLF
+	 *
+	 */
+	if (strbuf_getwholeline_fd(&req->start_line, fd, '\n') == EOF) {
+		result = WR_OK | WR_HANGUP;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(&req->start_line);
+
+	nr_start_line_fields = string_list_split(&start_line_fields,
+						 req->start_line.buf,
+						 ' ', -1);
+	if (nr_start_line_fields != 3) {
+		logerror("could not parse request start-line '%s'",
+			 req->start_line.buf);
+		result = WR_IO_ERROR;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	req->method = xstrdup(start_line_fields.items[0].string);
+	req->http_version = xstrdup(start_line_fields.items[2].string);
+
+	uri_target = start_line_fields.items[1].string;
+
+	if (strcmp(req->http_version, "HTTP/1.1")) {
+		logerror("unsupported version '%s' (expecting HTTP/1.1)",
+			 req->http_version);
+		result = WR_IO_ERROR;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	query = strchr(uri_target, '?');
+
+	if (query) {
+		strbuf_add(&req->uri_path, uri_target, (query - uri_target));
+		strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(&req->uri_path);
+		strbuf_addstr(&req->query_args, query + 1);
+	} else {
+		strbuf_addstr(&req->uri_path, uri_target);
+		strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(&req->uri_path);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Read the set of HTTP headers into a string-list.
+	 */
+	while (1) {
+		if (strbuf_getwholeline_fd(&h, fd, '\n') == EOF)
+			goto done;
+		strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(&h);
+
+		if (!h.len)
+			goto done; /* a blank line ends the header */
+
+		hp = strbuf_detach(&h, NULL);
+		string_list_append(&req->header_list, hp);
+
+		/* store common request headers separately */
+		if (skip_prefix(hp, "Content-Type: ", &hv)) {
+			req->content_type = hv;
+		} else if (skip_prefix(hp, "Content-Length: ", &hv)) {
+			req->content_length = strtol(hv, &hp, 10);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We do not attempt to read the <message-body>, if it exists.
+	 * We let our caller read/chunk it in as appropriate.
+	 */
+
+done:
+	string_list_clear(&start_line_fields, 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * This is useful for debugging the request, but very noisy.
+	 */
+	if (trace2_is_enabled()) {
+		struct string_list_item *item;
+		trace2_printf("%s: %s", TR2_CAT, req->start_line.buf);
+		trace2_printf("%s: hver: %s", TR2_CAT, req->http_version);
+		trace2_printf("%s: hmth: %s", TR2_CAT, req->method);
+		trace2_printf("%s: path: %s", TR2_CAT, req->uri_path.buf);
+		trace2_printf("%s: qury: %s", TR2_CAT, req->query_args.buf);
+		if (req->content_length >= 0)
+			trace2_printf("%s: clen: %d", TR2_CAT, req->content_length);
+		if (req->content_type)
+			trace2_printf("%s: ctyp: %s", TR2_CAT, req->content_type);
+		for_each_string_list_item(item, &req->header_list)
+			trace2_printf("%s: hdrs: %s", TR2_CAT, item->string);
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+static int is_git_request(struct req *req)
+{
+	static regex_t *smart_http_regex;
+	static int initialized;
+
+	if (!initialized) {
+		smart_http_regex = xmalloc(sizeof(*smart_http_regex));
+		if (regcomp(smart_http_regex, "^/(HEAD|info/refs|"
+			    "objects/info/[^/]+|git-(upload|receive)-pack)$",
+			    REG_EXTENDED)) {
+			warning("could not compile smart HTTP regex");
+			smart_http_regex = NULL;
+		}
+		initialized = 1;
+	}
+
+	return smart_http_regex &&
+		!regexec(smart_http_regex, req->uri_path.buf, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+static enum worker_result do__git(struct req *req, const char *user)
+{
+	const char *ok = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n";
+	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	int res;
+
+	if (write(1, ok, strlen(ok)) < 0)
+		return error(_("could not send '%s'"), ok);
+
+	if (user)
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "REMOTE_USER=%s", user);
+
+	strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "REQUEST_METHOD=%s", req->method);
+	strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "PATH_TRANSLATED=%s",
+			req->uri_path.buf);
+	strvec_push(&cp.env, "SERVER_PROTOCOL=HTTP/1.1");
+	if (req->query_args.len)
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "QUERY_STRING=%s",
+				req->query_args.buf);
+	if (req->content_type)
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "CONTENT_TYPE=%s",
+				req->content_type);
+	if (req->content_length >= 0)
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "CONTENT_LENGTH=%" PRIdMAX,
+				(intmax_t)req->content_length);
+	cp.git_cmd = 1;
+	strvec_push(&cp.args, "http-backend");
+	res = run_command(&cp);
+	close(1);
+	close(0);
+	return !!res;
+}
+
+enum auth_result {
+	AUTH_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	AUTH_DENY = 1,
+	AUTH_ALLOW = 2,
+};
+
+struct auth_module {
+	const char *scheme;
+	const char *challenge_params;
+	struct string_list *tokens;
+};
+
+static int allow_anonymous;
+static struct auth_module **auth_modules = NULL;
+static size_t auth_modules_nr = 0;
+static size_t auth_modules_alloc = 0;
+
+static struct auth_module *get_auth_module(struct strbuf *scheme)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct auth_module *mod;
+	for (i = 0; i < auth_modules_nr; i++) {
+		mod = auth_modules[i];
+		if (!strcasecmp(mod->scheme, scheme->buf))
+			return mod;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void add_auth_module(struct auth_module *mod)
+{
+	ALLOC_GROW(auth_modules, auth_modules_nr + 1, auth_modules_alloc);
+	auth_modules[auth_modules_nr++] = mod;
+}
+
+static int is_authed(struct req *req, const char **user, enum worker_result *wr)
+{
+	enum auth_result result = AUTH_UNKNOWN;
+	struct string_list hdrs = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct auth_module *mod;
+
+	struct string_list_item *hdr;
+	struct string_list_item *token;
+	const char *v;
+	struct strbuf **split = NULL;
+	int i;
+	char *challenge;
+
+	/* ask all auth modules to validate the request */
+	for_each_string_list_item(hdr, &req->header_list) {
+		if (skip_iprefix(hdr->string, "Authorization: ", &v)) {
+			split = strbuf_split_str(v, ' ', 2);
+			if (!split[0] || !split[1]) continue;
+
+			// trim trailing space ' '
+			strbuf_setlen(split[0], split[0]->len - 1);
+
+			mod = get_auth_module(split[0]);
+			if (mod) {
+
+				for_each_string_list_item(token, mod->tokens) {
+					if (!strcmp(split[1]->buf, token->string)) {
+						result = AUTH_ALLOW;
+						goto done;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (result != AUTH_UNKNOWN)
+					goto done;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+done:
+	switch (result) {
+	case AUTH_ALLOW:
+		trace2_printf("%s: auth '%s' ALLOW", TR2_CAT, mod->scheme);
+		*user = "VALID_TEST_USER";
+		*wr = WR_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case AUTH_DENY:
+		trace2_printf("%s: auth '%s' DENY", TR2_CAT, mod->scheme);
+		/* fall-through */
+
+	case AUTH_UNKNOWN:
+		if (allow_anonymous)
+			break;
+		for (i = 0; i < auth_modules_nr; i++) {
+			mod = auth_modules[i];
+			if (mod->challenge_params)
+				challenge = xstrfmt("WWW-Authenticate: %s %s",
+						    mod->scheme,
+						    mod->challenge_params);
+			else
+				challenge = xstrfmt("WWW-Authenticate: %s",
+						    mod->scheme);
+			string_list_append(&hdrs, challenge);
+		}
+		*wr = send_http_error(1, 401, "Unauthorized", -1, &hdrs, *wr);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_list_free(split);
+	string_list_clear(&hdrs, 0);
+
+	return result == AUTH_ALLOW ||
+	      (result == AUTH_UNKNOWN && allow_anonymous);
+}
+
+static enum worker_result dispatch(struct req *req)
+{
+	enum worker_result wr = WR_OK;
+	const char *user = NULL;
+
+	if (!is_authed(req, &user, &wr))
+		return wr;
+
+	if (is_git_request(req))
+		return do__git(req, user);
+
+	return send_http_error(1, 501, "Not Implemented", -1, NULL,
+			       WR_OK | WR_HANGUP);
+}
+
+static enum worker_result worker(void)
+{
+	struct req req = REQ__INIT;
+	char *client_addr = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
+	char *client_port = getenv("REMOTE_PORT");
+	enum worker_result wr = WR_OK;
+
+	if (client_addr)
+		loginfo("Connection from %s:%s", client_addr, client_port);
+
+	set_keep_alive(0);
+
+	while (1) {
+		req__release(&req);
+
+		alarm(init_timeout ? init_timeout : timeout);
+		wr = req__read(&req, 0);
+		alarm(0);
+
+		if (wr & WR_STOP_THE_MUSIC)
+			break;
+
+		wr = dispatch(&req);
+		if (wr & WR_STOP_THE_MUSIC)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	close(0);
+	close(1);
+
+	return !!(wr & WR_IO_ERROR);
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// This section contains the listener and child-process management
+// code used by the primary instance to accept incoming connections
+// and dispatch them to async child process "worker" instances.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static int addrcmp(const struct sockaddr_storage *s1,
+		   const struct sockaddr_storage *s2)
+{
+	const struct sockaddr *sa1 = (const struct sockaddr*) s1;
+	const struct sockaddr *sa2 = (const struct sockaddr*) s2;
+
+	if (sa1->sa_family != sa2->sa_family)
+		return sa1->sa_family - sa2->sa_family;
+	if (sa1->sa_family == AF_INET)
+		return memcmp(&((struct sockaddr_in *)s1)->sin_addr,
+		    &((struct sockaddr_in *)s2)->sin_addr,
+		    sizeof(struct in_addr));
+#ifndef NO_IPV6
+	if (sa1->sa_family == AF_INET6)
+		return memcmp(&((struct sockaddr_in6 *)s1)->sin6_addr,
+		    &((struct sockaddr_in6 *)s2)->sin6_addr,
+		    sizeof(struct in6_addr));
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int max_connections = 32;
+
+static unsigned int live_children;
+
+static struct child {
+	struct child *next;
+	struct child_process cld;
+	struct sockaddr_storage address;
+} *firstborn;
+
+static void add_child(struct child_process *cld, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
+{
+	struct child *newborn, **cradle;
+
+	newborn = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*newborn));
+	live_children++;
+	memcpy(&newborn->cld, cld, sizeof(*cld));
+	memcpy(&newborn->address, addr, addrlen);
+	for (cradle = &firstborn; *cradle; cradle = &(*cradle)->next)
+		if (!addrcmp(&(*cradle)->address, &newborn->address))
+			break;
+	newborn->next = *cradle;
+	*cradle = newborn;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This gets called if the number of connections grows
+ * past "max_connections".
+ *
+ * We kill the newest connection from a duplicate IP.
+ */
+static void kill_some_child(void)
+{
+	const struct child *blanket, *next;
+
+	if (!(blanket = firstborn))
+		return;
+
+	for (; (next = blanket->next); blanket = next)
+		if (!addrcmp(&blanket->address, &next->address)) {
+			kill(blanket->cld.pid, SIGTERM);
+			break;
+		}
+}
+
+static void check_dead_children(void)
+{
+	int status;
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	struct child **cradle, *blanket;
+	for (cradle = &firstborn; (blanket = *cradle);)
+		if ((pid = waitpid(blanket->cld.pid, &status, WNOHANG)) > 1) {
+			const char *dead = "";
+			if (status)
+				dead = " (with error)";
+			loginfo("[%"PRIuMAX"] Disconnected%s", (uintmax_t)pid, dead);
+
+			/* remove the child */
+			*cradle = blanket->next;
+			live_children--;
+			child_process_clear(&blanket->cld);
+			free(blanket);
+		} else
+			cradle = &blanket->next;
+}
+
+static struct strvec cld_argv = STRVEC_INIT;
+static void handle(int incoming, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
+{
+	struct child_process cld = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+	if (max_connections && live_children >= max_connections) {
+		kill_some_child();
+		sleep(1);  /* give it some time to die */
+		check_dead_children();
+		if (live_children >= max_connections) {
+			close(incoming);
+			logerror("Too many children, dropping connection");
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+		char buf[128] = "";
+		struct sockaddr_in *sin_addr = (void *) addr;
+		inet_ntop(addr->sa_family, &sin_addr->sin_addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		strvec_pushf(&cld.env, "REMOTE_ADDR=%s", buf);
+		strvec_pushf(&cld.env, "REMOTE_PORT=%d",
+				 ntohs(sin_addr->sin_port));
+#ifndef NO_IPV6
+	} else if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+		char buf[128] = "";
+		struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6_addr = (void *) addr;
+		inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &sin6_addr->sin6_addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		strvec_pushf(&cld.env, "REMOTE_ADDR=[%s]", buf);
+		strvec_pushf(&cld.env, "REMOTE_PORT=%d",
+				 ntohs(sin6_addr->sin6_port));
+#endif
+	}
+
+	strvec_pushv(&cld.args, cld_argv.v);
+	cld.in = incoming;
+	cld.out = dup(incoming);
+
+	if (cld.out < 0)
+		logerror("could not dup() `incoming`");
+	else if (start_command(&cld))
+		logerror("unable to fork");
+	else
+		add_child(&cld, addr, addrlen);
+}
+
+static void child_handler(int signo)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Otherwise empty handler because systemcalls will get interrupted
+	 * upon signal receipt
+	 * SysV needs the handler to be rearmed
+	 */
+	signal(SIGCHLD, child_handler);
+}
+
+static int set_reuse_addr(int sockfd)
+{
+	int on = 1;
+
+	if (!reuseaddr)
+		return 0;
+	return setsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
+			  &on, sizeof(on));
+}
+
+struct socketlist {
+	int *list;
+	size_t nr;
+	size_t alloc;
+};
+
+static const char *ip2str(int family, struct sockaddr *sin, socklen_t len)
+{
+#ifdef NO_IPV6
+	static char ip[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+#else
+	static char ip[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+#endif
+
+	switch (family) {
+#ifndef NO_IPV6
+	case AF_INET6:
+		inet_ntop(family, &((struct sockaddr_in6*)sin)->sin6_addr, ip, len);
+		break;
+#endif
+	case AF_INET:
+		inet_ntop(family, &((struct sockaddr_in*)sin)->sin_addr, ip, len);
+		break;
+	default:
+		xsnprintf(ip, sizeof(ip), "<unknown>");
+	}
+	return ip;
+}
+
+#ifndef NO_IPV6
+
+static int setup_named_sock(char *listen_addr, int listen_port, struct socketlist *socklist)
+{
+	int socknum = 0;
+	char pbuf[NI_MAXSERV];
+	struct addrinfo hints, *ai0, *ai;
+	int gai;
+	long flags;
+
+	xsnprintf(pbuf, sizeof(pbuf), "%d", listen_port);
+	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+	hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
+	hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;
+
+	gai = getaddrinfo(listen_addr, pbuf, &hints, &ai0);
+	if (gai) {
+		logerror("getaddrinfo() for %s failed: %s", listen_addr, gai_strerror(gai));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	for (ai = ai0; ai; ai = ai->ai_next) {
+		int sockfd;
+
+		sockfd = socket(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);
+		if (sockfd < 0)
+			continue;
+		if (sockfd >= FD_SETSIZE) {
+			logerror("Socket descriptor too large");
+			close(sockfd);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+#ifdef IPV6_V6ONLY
+		if (ai->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
+			int on = 1;
+			setsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY,
+				   &on, sizeof(on));
+			/* Note: error is not fatal */
+		}
+#endif
+
+		if (set_reuse_addr(sockfd)) {
+			logerror("Could not set SO_REUSEADDR: %s", strerror(errno));
+			close(sockfd);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		set_keep_alive(sockfd);
+
+		if (bind(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
+			logerror("Could not bind to %s: %s",
+				 ip2str(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen),
+				 strerror(errno));
+			close(sockfd);
+			continue;	/* not fatal */
+		}
+		if (listen(sockfd, 5) < 0) {
+			logerror("Could not listen to %s: %s",
+				 ip2str(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen),
+				 strerror(errno));
+			close(sockfd);
+			continue;	/* not fatal */
+		}
+
+		flags = fcntl(sockfd, F_GETFD, 0);
+		if (flags >= 0)
+			fcntl(sockfd, F_SETFD, flags | FD_CLOEXEC);
+
+		ALLOC_GROW(socklist->list, socklist->nr + 1, socklist->alloc);
+		socklist->list[socklist->nr++] = sockfd;
+		socknum++;
+	}
+
+	freeaddrinfo(ai0);
+
+	return socknum;
+}
+
+#else /* NO_IPV6 */
+
+static int setup_named_sock(char *listen_addr, int listen_port, struct socketlist *socklist)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_in sin;
+	int sockfd;
+	long flags;
+
+	memset(&sin, 0, sizeof sin);
+	sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	sin.sin_port = htons(listen_port);
+
+	if (listen_addr) {
+		/* Well, host better be an IP address here. */
+		if (inet_pton(AF_INET, listen_addr, &sin.sin_addr.s_addr) <= 0)
+			return 0;
+	} else {
+		sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+	}
+
+	sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (sockfd < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (set_reuse_addr(sockfd)) {
+		logerror("Could not set SO_REUSEADDR: %s", strerror(errno));
+		close(sockfd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	set_keep_alive(sockfd);
+
+	if ( bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof sin) < 0 ) {
+		logerror("Could not bind to %s: %s",
+			 ip2str(AF_INET, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin)),
+			 strerror(errno));
+		close(sockfd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (listen(sockfd, 5) < 0) {
+		logerror("Could not listen to %s: %s",
+			 ip2str(AF_INET, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin)),
+			 strerror(errno));
+		close(sockfd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	flags = fcntl(sockfd, F_GETFD, 0);
+	if (flags >= 0)
+		fcntl(sockfd, F_SETFD, flags | FD_CLOEXEC);
+
+	ALLOC_GROW(socklist->list, socklist->nr + 1, socklist->alloc);
+	socklist->list[socklist->nr++] = sockfd;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+static void socksetup(struct string_list *listen_addr, int listen_port, struct socketlist *socklist)
+{
+	if (!listen_addr->nr)
+		setup_named_sock("127.0.0.1", listen_port, socklist);
+	else {
+		int i, socknum;
+		for (i = 0; i < listen_addr->nr; i++) {
+			socknum = setup_named_sock(listen_addr->items[i].string,
+						   listen_port, socklist);
+
+			if (socknum == 0)
+				logerror("unable to allocate any listen sockets for host %s on port %u",
+					 listen_addr->items[i].string, listen_port);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static int service_loop(struct socketlist *socklist)
+{
+	struct pollfd *pfd;
+	int i;
+
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(pfd, socklist->nr);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < socklist->nr; i++) {
+		pfd[i].fd = socklist->list[i];
+		pfd[i].events = POLLIN;
+	}
+
+	signal(SIGCHLD, child_handler);
+
+	for (;;) {
+		int i;
+		int nr_ready;
+		int timeout = (pid_file ? 100 : -1);
+
+		check_dead_children();
+
+		nr_ready = poll(pfd, socklist->nr, timeout);
+		if (nr_ready < 0) {
+			if (errno != EINTR) {
+				logerror("Poll failed, resuming: %s",
+				      strerror(errno));
+				sleep(1);
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+		else if (nr_ready == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * If we have a pid_file, then we watch it.
+			 * If someone deletes it, we shutdown the service.
+			 * The shell scripts in the test suite will use this.
+			 */
+			if (!pid_file || file_exists(pid_file))
+				continue;
+			goto shutdown;
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < socklist->nr; i++) {
+			if (pfd[i].revents & POLLIN) {
+				union {
+					struct sockaddr sa;
+					struct sockaddr_in sai;
+#ifndef NO_IPV6
+					struct sockaddr_in6 sai6;
+#endif
+				} ss;
+				socklen_t sslen = sizeof(ss);
+				int incoming = accept(pfd[i].fd, &ss.sa, &sslen);
+				if (incoming < 0) {
+					switch (errno) {
+					case EAGAIN:
+					case EINTR:
+					case ECONNABORTED:
+						continue;
+					default:
+						die_errno("accept returned");
+					}
+				}
+				handle(incoming, &ss.sa, sslen);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+shutdown:
+	loginfo("Starting graceful shutdown (pid-file gone)");
+	for (i = 0; i < socklist->nr; i++)
+		close(socklist->list[i]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int serve(struct string_list *listen_addr, int listen_port)
+{
+	struct socketlist socklist = { NULL, 0, 0 };
+
+	socksetup(listen_addr, listen_port, &socklist);
+	if (socklist.nr == 0)
+		die("unable to allocate any listen sockets on port %u",
+		    listen_port);
+
+	loginfo("Ready to rumble");
+
+	/*
+	 * Wait to create the pid-file until we've setup the sockets
+	 * and are open for business.
+	 */
+	if (pid_file)
+		write_file(pid_file, "%"PRIuMAX, (uintmax_t) getpid());
+
+	return service_loop(&socklist);
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// This section is executed by both the primary instance and all
+// worker instances.  So, yes, each child-process re-parses the
+// command line argument and re-discovers how it should behave.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	int listen_port = 0;
+	struct string_list listen_addr = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	int worker_mode = 0;
+	int i;
+	struct auth_module *mod = NULL;
+
+	trace2_cmd_name("test-http-server");
+	setup_git_directory_gently(NULL);
+
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		const char *arg = argv[i];
+		const char *v;
+
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--listen=", &v)) {
+			string_list_append(&listen_addr, xstrdup_tolower(v));
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--port=", &v)) {
+			char *end;
+			unsigned long n;
+			n = strtoul(v, &end, 0);
+			if (*v && !*end) {
+				listen_port = n;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--worker")) {
+			worker_mode = 1;
+			trace2_cmd_mode("worker");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--verbose")) {
+			verbose = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--timeout=", &v)) {
+			timeout = atoi(v);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--init-timeout=", &v)) {
+			init_timeout = atoi(v);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--max-connections=", &v)) {
+			max_connections = atoi(v);
+			if (max_connections < 0)
+				max_connections = 0; /* unlimited */
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--reuseaddr")) {
+			reuseaddr = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--pid-file=", &v)) {
+			pid_file = v;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--allow-anonymous", &v)) {
+			allow_anonymous = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--auth=", &v)) {
+			struct strbuf **p = strbuf_split_str(v, ':', 2);
+
+			if (!p[0]) {
+				error("invalid argument '%s'", v);
+				usage(test_http_auth_usage);
+			}
+
+			// trim trailing ':'
+			if (p[1])
+				strbuf_setlen(p[0], p[0]->len - 1);
+
+			if (get_auth_module(p[0])) {
+				error("duplicate auth scheme '%s'\n", p[0]->buf);
+				usage(test_http_auth_usage);
+			}
+
+			mod = xmalloc(sizeof(struct auth_module));
+			mod->scheme = xstrdup(p[0]->buf);
+			mod->challenge_params = p[1] ? xstrdup(p[1]->buf) : NULL;
+			mod->tokens = xmalloc(sizeof(struct string_list));
+			string_list_init_dup(mod->tokens);
+
+			add_auth_module(mod);
+
+			strbuf_list_free(p);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (skip_prefix(arg, "--auth-token=", &v)) {
+			struct strbuf **p = strbuf_split_str(v, ':', 2);
+			if (!p[0]) {
+				error("invalid argument '%s'", v);
+				usage(test_http_auth_usage);
+			}
+
+			if (!p[1]) {
+				error("missing token value '%s'\n", v);
+				usage(test_http_auth_usage);
+			}
+
+			// trim trailing ':'
+			strbuf_setlen(p[0], p[0]->len - 1);
+
+			mod = get_auth_module(p[0]);
+			if (!mod) {
+				error("auth scheme not defined '%s'\n", p[0]->buf);
+				usage(test_http_auth_usage);
+			}
+
+			string_list_append(mod->tokens, p[1]->buf);
+			strbuf_list_free(p);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		fprintf(stderr, "error: unknown argument '%s'\n", arg);
+		usage(test_http_auth_usage);
+	}
+
+	/* avoid splitting a message in the middle */
+	setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IOFBF, 4096);
+
+	if (listen_port == 0)
+		listen_port = DEFAULT_GIT_PORT;
+
+	/*
+	 * If no --listen=<addr> args are given, the setup_named_sock()
+	 * code will use receive a NULL address and set INADDR_ANY.
+	 * This exposes both internal and external interfaces on the
+	 * port.
+	 *
+	 * Disallow that and default to the internal-use-only loopback
+	 * address.
+	 */
+	if (!listen_addr.nr)
+		string_list_append(&listen_addr, "127.0.0.1");
+
+	/*
+	 * worker_mode is set in our own child process instances
+	 * (that are bound to a connected socket from a client).
+	 */
+	if (worker_mode)
+		return worker();
+
+	/*
+	 * `cld_argv` is a bit of a clever hack. The top-level instance
+	 * of test-http-server does the normal bind/listen/accept stuff.
+	 * For each incoming socket, the top-level process spawns
+	 * a child instance of test-http-server *WITH* the additional
+	 * `--worker` argument. This causes the child to set `worker_mode`
+	 * and immediately call `worker()` using the connected socket (and
+	 * without the usual need for fork() or threads).
+	 *
+	 * The magic here is made possible because `cld_argv` is static
+	 * and handle() (called by service_loop()) knows about it.
+	 */
+	strvec_push(&cld_argv, argv[0]);
+	strvec_push(&cld_argv, "--worker");
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+		strvec_push(&cld_argv, argv[i]);
+
+	/*
+	 * Setup primary instance to listen for connections.
+	 */
+	return serve(&listen_addr, listen_port);
+}
diff --git a/t/t5556-http-auth.sh b/t/t5556-http-auth.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..43f1791a0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5556-http-auth.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test http auth header and credential helper interop'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_set_port GIT_TEST_HTTP_PROTOCOL_PORT
+
+# Setup a repository
+#
+REPO_DIR="$(pwd)"/repo
+
+# Setup some lookback URLs where test-http-server will be listening.
+# We will spawn it directly inside the repo directory, so we avoid
+# any need to configure directory mappings etc - we only serve this
+# repository from the root '/' of the server.
+#
+HOST_PORT=127.0.0.1:$GIT_TEST_HTTP_PROTOCOL_PORT
+ORIGIN_URL=http://$HOST_PORT/
+
+# The pid-file is created by test-http-server when it starts.
+# The server will shutdown if/when we delete it (this is easier than
+# killing it by PID).
+#
+PID_FILE="$(pwd)"/pid-file.pid
+SERVER_LOG="$(pwd)"/OUT.server.log
+
+PATH="$GIT_BUILD_DIR/t/helper/:$PATH" && export PATH
+CREDENTIAL_HELPER="$GIT_BUILD_DIR/t/helper/test-credential-helper-replay.sh" \
+	&& export CREDENTIAL_HELPER
+
+test_expect_success 'setup repos' '
+	test_create_repo "$REPO_DIR" &&
+	git -C "$REPO_DIR" branch -M main
+'
+
+stop_http_server () {
+	if ! test -f "$PID_FILE"
+	then
+		return 0
+	fi
+	#
+	# The server will shutdown automatically when we delete the pid-file.
+	#
+	rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+	#
+	# Give it a few seconds to shutdown (mainly to completely release the
+	# port before the next test start another instance and it attempts to
+	# bind to it).
+	#
+	for k in 0 1 2 3 4
+	do
+		if grep -q "Starting graceful shutdown" "$SERVER_LOG"
+		then
+			return 0
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
+
+	echo "stop_http_server: timeout waiting for server shutdown"
+	return 1
+}
+
+start_http_server () {
+	#
+	# Launch our server into the background in repo_dir.
+	#
+	(
+		cd "$REPO_DIR"
+		test-http-server --verbose \
+			--listen=127.0.0.1 \
+			--port=$GIT_TEST_HTTP_PROTOCOL_PORT \
+			--reuseaddr \
+			--pid-file="$PID_FILE" \
+			"$@" \
+			2>"$SERVER_LOG" &
+	)
+	#
+	# Give it a few seconds to get started.
+	#
+	for k in 0 1 2 3 4
+	do
+		if test -f "$PID_FILE"
+		then
+			return 0
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
+
+	echo "start_http_server: timeout waiting for server startup"
+	return 1
+}
+
+per_test_cleanup () {
+	stop_http_server &&
+	rm -f OUT.* &&
+	rm -f *.cred
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'http auth anonymous no challenge' '
+	test_when_finished "per_test_cleanup" &&
+	start_http_server --allow-anonymous &&
+
+	# Attempt to read from a protected repository
+	git ls-remote $ORIGIN_URL
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'http auth www-auth headers to credential helper bearer valid' '
+	test_when_finished "per_test_cleanup" &&
+	start_http_server \
+		--auth=bearer:authority=\"id.example.com\"\ q=1\ p=0 \
+		--auth=basic:realm=\"example.com\" \
+		--auth-token=bearer:secret-token &&
+
+	cat >get-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	wwwauth[]=bearer authority="id.example.com" q=1 p=0
+	wwwauth[]=basic realm="example.com"
+	EOF
+
+	cat >store-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=secret-token
+	authtype=bearer
+	EOF
+
+	cat >get-response.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=secret-token
+	authtype=bearer
+	EOF
+
+	git -c credential.helper="$CREDENTIAL_HELPER" ls-remote $ORIGIN_URL &&
+
+	test_cmp get-expected.cred get-actual.cred &&
+	test_cmp store-expected.cred store-actual.cred
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'http auth www-auth headers to credential helper basic valid' '
+	test_when_finished "per_test_cleanup" &&
+	# base64("alice:secret-passwd")
+	USERPASS64=YWxpY2U6c2VjcmV0LXBhc3N3ZA== &&
+	export USERPASS64 &&
+
+	start_http_server \
+		--auth=bearer:authority=\"id.example.com\"\ q=1\ p=0 \
+		--auth=basic:realm=\"example.com\" \
+		--auth-token=basic:$USERPASS64 &&
+
+	cat >get-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	wwwauth[]=bearer authority="id.example.com" q=1 p=0
+	wwwauth[]=basic realm="example.com"
+	EOF
+
+	cat >store-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=secret-passwd
+	authtype=basic
+	EOF
+
+	cat >get-response.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=secret-passwd
+	authtype=basic
+	EOF
+
+	git -c credential.helper="$CREDENTIAL_HELPER" ls-remote $ORIGIN_URL &&
+
+	test_cmp get-expected.cred get-actual.cred &&
+	test_cmp store-expected.cred store-actual.cred
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'http auth www-auth headers to credential helper custom scheme' '
+	test_when_finished "per_test_cleanup" &&
+	start_http_server \
+		--auth=foobar:alg=test\ widget=1 \
+		--auth=bearer:authority=\"id.example.com\"\ q=1\ p=0 \
+		--auth=basic:realm=\"example.com\" \
+		--auth-token=foobar:SECRET-FOOBAR-VALUE &&
+
+	cat >get-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	wwwauth[]=foobar alg=test widget=1
+	wwwauth[]=bearer authority="id.example.com" q=1 p=0
+	wwwauth[]=basic realm="example.com"
+	EOF
+
+	cat >store-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=SECRET-FOOBAR-VALUE
+	authtype=foobar
+	EOF
+
+	cat >get-response.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=SECRET-FOOBAR-VALUE
+	authtype=foobar
+	EOF
+
+	git -c credential.helper="$CREDENTIAL_HELPER" ls-remote $ORIGIN_URL &&
+
+	test_cmp get-expected.cred get-actual.cred &&
+	test_cmp store-expected.cred store-actual.cred
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'http auth www-auth headers to credential helper invalid' '
+	test_when_finished "per_test_cleanup" &&
+	start_http_server \
+		--auth=bearer:authority=\"id.example.com\"\ q=1\ p=0 \
+		--auth=basic:realm=\"example.com\" \
+		--auth-token=bearer:secret-token &&
+
+	cat >get-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	wwwauth[]=bearer authority="id.example.com" q=1 p=0
+	wwwauth[]=basic realm="example.com"
+	EOF
+
+	cat >erase-expected.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=invalid-token
+	authtype=bearer
+	wwwauth[]=bearer authority="id.example.com" q=1 p=0
+	wwwauth[]=basic realm="example.com"
+	EOF
+
+	cat >get-response.cred <<-EOF &&
+	protocol=http
+	host=$HOST_PORT
+	username=alice
+	password=invalid-token
+	authtype=bearer
+	EOF
+
+	test_must_fail git -c credential.helper="$CREDENTIAL_HELPER" ls-remote $ORIGIN_URL &&
+
+	test_cmp get-expected.cred get-actual.cred &&
+	test_cmp erase-expected.cred erase-actual.cred
+'
+
+test_done
-- 
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  1. 0/8 [RFC] Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  2. 1/8 wincred: ignore unknown lines (do not die)Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  3. 2/8 netrc: ignore unknown lines (do not die)Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  4. 3/8 osxkeychain: clarify that we ignore unknown linesMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  5. Derrick StoleeSep 19, 2022
  6. Matthew John CheethamSep 21, 2022
  7. 5/8 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  8. Derrick StoleeSep 19, 2022
  9. Matthew John CheethamSep 21, 2022
  10. 4/8 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  11. Derrick StoleeSep 19, 2022
  12. Matthew John CheethamSep 21, 2022
  13. Derrick StoleeSep 26, 2022
  14. 7/8 http: move proactive auth to first slot creationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  15. 8/8 http: set specific auth scheme depending on credentialMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  16. Derrick StoleeSep 19, 2022
  17. 6/8 http: store all request headers on active_request_slotMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Sep 13, 2022
  18. Derrick StoleeSep 19, 2022
  19. Derrick StoleeSep 19, 2022
  20. Matthew John CheethamSep 21, 2022
  21. Lessley DenningtonSep 19, 2022
  22. 0/6 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  23. 1/6 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  24. 2/6 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  25. Jeff HostetlerOct 28, 2022
  26. Matthew John CheethamNov 1, 2022
  27. 3/6 http: store all request headers on active_request_slotMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  28. 4/6 http: move proactive auth to first slot creationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  29. 5/6 http: set specific auth scheme depending on credentialMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  30. 6/6 t5556-http-auth: add test for HTTP auth hdr logicMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2022
  31. Derrick StoleeOct 28, 2022
  32. Jeff HostetlerOct 28, 2022
  33. Matthew John CheethamNov 1, 2022
  34. Derrick StoleeNov 2, 2022
  35. Matthew John CheethamNov 1, 2022
  36. git-credential.txtM Hickford, Oct 25, 2022
  37. Matthew John CheethamOct 25, 2022
  38. 00/11 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  39. 02/11 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  40. 01/11 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  41. 04/11 http: move proactive auth to first slot creationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  42. 05/11 http: set specific auth scheme depending on credentialMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  43. Glen ChooNov 9, 2022
  44. Matthew John CheethamDec 12, 2022
  45. 03/11 http: store all request headers on active_request_slotMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  46. Glen ChooNov 9, 2022
  47. 06/11 test-http-server: add stub HTTP server test helperMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  48. Derrick StoleeNov 7, 2022
  49. 07/11 test-http-server: add HTTP error response functionMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  50. 08/11 test-http-server: add HTTP request parsingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  51. 09/11 test-http-server: pass Git requests to http-backendMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  52. 10/11 test-http-server: add simple authenticationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  53. 11/11 t5556: add HTTP authentication testsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Nov 2, 2022
  54. M HickfordNov 3, 2022
  55. Matthew John CheethamDec 12, 2022
  56. Derrick StoleeNov 7, 2022
  57. Glen ChooNov 9, 2022
  58. Matthew John CheethamDec 12, 2022
  59. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2022
  60. 0/8 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  61. 1/8 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  62. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  63. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  64. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 15, 2022
  65. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  66. 2/8 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  67. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  68. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  69. 4/8 test-http-server: add HTTP error response functionMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  70. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  71. 3/8 test-http-server: add stub HTTP server test helperMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  72. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  73. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  74. 5/8 test-http-server: add HTTP request parsingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  75. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  76. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  77. 6/8 test-http-server: pass Git requests to http-backendMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  78. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  79. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  80. Victoria DyeJan 12, 2023
  81. 7/8 test-http-server: add simple authenticationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  82. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  83. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  84. 8/8 t5556: add HTTP authentication testsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Dec 12, 2022
  85. Victoria DyeDec 14, 2022
  86. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2022
  87. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  88. Matthew John CheethamJan 11, 2023
  89. 00/10 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  90. 01/10 daemon: libify socket setup and option functionsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  91. Victoria DyeJan 12, 2023
  92. Derrick StoleeJan 12, 2023
  93. 02/10 daemon: libify child process handling functionsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  94. Victoria DyeJan 12, 2023
  95. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  96. 03/10 daemon: rename some esoteric/laboured terminologyMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  97. Victoria DyeJan 12, 2023
  98. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  99. 04/10 test-http-server: add stub HTTP server test helperMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  100. Victoria DyeJan 12, 2023
  101. 05/10 test-http-server: add HTTP error response functionMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  102. Victoria DyeJan 12, 2023
  103. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  104. 07/10 http: replace unsafe size_t multiplication with st_multMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  105. 06/10 test-http-server: add simple authenticationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  106. Victoria DyeJan 13, 2023
  107. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2023
  108. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  109. 09/10 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  110. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 12, 2023
  111. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  112. 08/10 strvec: expose strvec_push_nodup for external useMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  113. 10/10 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2023
  114. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 12, 2023
  115. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  116. Derrick StoleeJan 12, 2023
  117. Matthew John CheethamJan 17, 2023
  118. 00/12 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  119. 01/12 daemon: libify socket setup and option functionsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  120. 02/12 daemon: libify child process handling functionsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  121. 03/12 daemon: rename some esoteric/laboured terminologyMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  122. 05/12 test-http-server: add HTTP error response functionMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  123. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  124. Matthew John CheethamJan 20, 2023
  125. 04/12 test-http-server: add stub HTTP server test helperMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  126. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  127. Matthew John CheethamJan 20, 2023
  128. 06/12 test-http-server: add HTTP request parsingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  129. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  130. Matthew John CheethamJan 20, 2023
  131. 08/12 test-http-server: add simple authenticationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  132. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  133. Matthew John CheethamJan 20, 2023
  134. 09/12 test-http-server: add sending of arbitrary headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  135. 10/12 http: replace unsafe size_t multiplication with st_multMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  136. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  137. Victoria DyeJan 18, 2023
  138. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  139. 07/12 test-http-server: pass Git requests to http-backendMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  140. 11/12 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  141. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 18, 2023
  142. Matthew John CheethamJan 20, 2023
  143. 12/12 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 18, 2023
  144. 00/12 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  145. 05/12 test-http-server: add HTTP error response functionMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  146. 02/12 daemon: libify child process handling functionsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  147. 03/12 daemon: rename some esoteric/laboured terminologyMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  148. 07/12 test-http-server: pass Git requests to http-backendMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  149. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  150. 04/12 test-http-server: add stub HTTP server test helperMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  151. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  152. 01/12 daemon: libify socket setup and option functionsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  153. 06/12 test-http-server: add HTTP request parsingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  154. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  155. 08/12 test-http-server: add simple authenticationMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  156. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  157. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  158. Junio C HamanoJan 26, 2023
  159. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  160. 09/12 test-http-server: add sending of arbitrary headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  161. 11/12 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  162. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  163. Matthew John CheethamFeb 6, 2023
  164. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2023
  165. 10/12 http: replace unsafe size_t multiplication with st_multMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  166. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  167. 12/12 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2023
  168. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  169. Matthew John CheethamFeb 6, 2023
  170. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2023
  171. Victoria DyeJan 24, 2023
  172. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2023
  173. Jeff KingJan 26, 2023
  174. Junio C HamanoJan 26, 2023
  175. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2023
  176. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 2, 2023
  177. Johannes SchindelinFeb 2, 2023
  178. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 6, 2023
  179. Johannes SchindelinMar 27, 2023
  180. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2023
  181. Johannes SchindelinMar 27, 2023
  182. Jeff KingMar 28, 2023
  183. 00/12 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersM Hickford, Jan 28, 2023
  184. Matthew John CheethamFeb 1, 2023
  185. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2023
  186. 0/3 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 6, 2023
  187. 1/3 t5563: add tests for basic and anoymous HTTP accessMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 6, 2023
  188. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 6, 2023
  189. Victoria DyeFeb 8, 2023
  190. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 9, 2023
  191. Matthew John CheethamFeb 15, 2023
  192. 2/3 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 6, 2023
  193. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 6, 2023
  194. Victoria DyeFeb 8, 2023
  195. 3/3 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 6, 2023
  196. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 6, 2023
  197. Matthew John CheethamFeb 15, 2023
  198. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 6, 2023
  199. Victoria DyeFeb 8, 2023
  200. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2023
  201. 0/3 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 15, 2023
  202. 1/3 t5563: add tests for basic and anoymous HTTP accessMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 15, 2023
  203. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2023
  204. Matthew John CheethamFeb 16, 2023
  205. 2/3 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 15, 2023
  206. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2023
  207. Matthew John CheethamFeb 16, 2023
  208. 3/3 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 15, 2023
  209. 0/3 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2023
  210. 1/3 t5563: add tests for basic and anoymous HTTP accessMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2023
  211. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2023
  212. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2023
  213. Matthew John CheethamFeb 27, 2023
  214. 2/3 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2023
  215. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2023
  216. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2023
  217. Matthew John CheethamFeb 27, 2023
  218. 3/3 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 16, 2023
  219. 0/3 Enhance credential helper protocol to include auth headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  220. 1/3 t5563: add tests for basic and anoymous HTTP accessMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  221. 2/3 http: read HTTP WWW-Authenticate response headersMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  222. 3/3 credential: add WWW-Authenticate header to cred requestsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2023
  223. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2023

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