Hello Anand,

You are totally right, although I have a confusion here about what proxy is
challenging me with the 407 response code?
I mean by the word proxy what does the server mean? Does it mean Media
Proxy?


On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Anand Konji <abko...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Harshith,
>
> The 401 (Unauthorized) response message is used by an origin server to
> challenge the authorization of a user agent.
>
> 401 response MUST include a WWW-Authenticate header field containing at
> least one challenge applicable to the requested resource.
>
> The 407 (Proxy Authentication Required) response message is used by a proxy
> to challenge the authorization of a client and MUST include a
> Proxy-Authenticate header field containing at least one challenge
> applicable to the proxy for the requested resource.
>
> Sent from Nexus 6,
> Anand Konji
> On 20-Oct-2015 12:35 PM, "Harshith Mulky" <harshith.mu...@outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
> > What is the difference between a SIP 401 Unauthorized and SIP 407 Proxy
> > Authentication Required?
> >
> > I assumed SIP 401 is for REGISTER messages and SIP 407 was for INVITE
> > message challenging
> >
> > Am i correct?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Harshith
> >
> >
> >
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