What is the current standard for authenticating Http requests (REST, Xml over Http)?

Authentication" means: prove me you are who you say you are.

I'm not certain there is one standard. If there is it would likely be HTTP Auth, (Basic or Digest). Both of the aforementioned are pretty poor solutions.

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