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Apache HttpComponents Client
============================

Welcome to the HttpClient component of the Apache HttpComponents project.

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Building Instructions
---------------------

For building from source instructions please refer to [BUILDING.txt](./BUILDING.txt).

Dependencies
------------

HttpClient main module requires Java 8 compatible runtime and
depends on the following external libraries:

* [Apache HttpComponents HttpCore](https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-core)
* [SLF4J API](http://www.slf4j.org/)

Other dependencies are optional.

(for detailed information on external dependencies please see [pom.xml](./pom.xml))

Protocol conformance
--------------------

- [RFC 9110](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9110) - HTTP Semantics
- [RFC 9111](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9111) - HTTP Caching
- [RFC 9112](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9112) - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 1.1 (HTTP/1.1)
- [RFC 9113](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9113) - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2 (HTTP/2)
- [RFC 7541](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7541) - HPACK: Header Compression for HTTP/2
- [RFC 1945](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1945) - Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.0
- [RFC 3986](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986) - Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax
- [RFC 6265](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6265) - HTTP State Management Mechanism (Cookies)
- [RFC 7616](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616) - HTTP Digest Access Authentication
- [RFC 7617](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7617) - HTTP 'Basic' Authentication Scheme
- [RFC 5861](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5861) - HTTP Cache-Control Extensions for Stale Content
- [RFC 2817](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2817) - Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1
- [RFC 9218](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9218) - Extensible Prioritization Scheme for HTTP
- [RFC 7804](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7804) - Salted Challenge Response HTTP Authentication Mechanism

Licensing
---------

Apache HttpComponents Client is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
See the files [LICENSE.txt](./LICENSE.txt) and [NOTICE.txt](./NOTICE.txt) for more information.

Contact
-------

- For general information visit the main project site at  
  https://hc.apache.org/
- For current status information visit the status page at  
  https://hc.apache.org/status.html
- If you want to contribute visit  
  https://hc.apache.org/get-involved.html

Cryptographic Software Notice
-----------------------------

This distribution may include software that has been designed for use
with cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside
may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export
to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption
software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies
concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption
software, to see if this is permitted. See https://www.wassenaar.org/
for more information.

The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity
Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security
software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric
algorithms. The form and manner of this Apache Software Foundation
distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception
ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS
Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object
code and source code.

The following provides more details on the included software that
may be subject to export controls on cryptographic software:

> Apache HttpComponents Client interfaces with the
> Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) API to provide
> - HTTPS support
> 
> Apache HttpComponents Client does not include any
> implementation of JSSE.