# actix-web-httpauth > HTTP authentication schemes for [Actix Web](https://actix.rs). [](https://crates.io/crates/actix-web-httpauth) [](https://docs.rs/actix-web-httpauth/0.8.1)  [](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web-httpauth/0.8.1) ## Documentation & Resources - [API Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-web-httpauth/) - Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV): 1.57 ## Features - Typed [Authorization] and [WWW-Authenticate] headers - [Extractors] for authorization headers - [Middleware] for easier authorization checking All supported schemas can be used in both middleware and request handlers. ## Supported Schemes - [HTTP Basic](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7617) - [OAuth Bearer](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6750) <!-- LINKS --> [Authorization]: https://docs.rs/actix-web-httpauth/*/actix_web_httpauth/headers/authorization/index.html [WWW-Authenticate]: https://docs.rs/actix-web-httpauth/*/actix_web_httpauth/headers/www_authenticate/index.html [Extractors]: https://actix.rs/docs/extractors/ [Middleware]: https://docs.rs/actix-web-httpauth/*/actix_web_httpauth/middleware/index.html