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<remarks>
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## Remarks
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## Remarks
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Using the <xref:System.Net.HttpListener> class, you can create a simple HTTP protocol listener that responds to HTTP requests. The listener is active for the lifetime of the <xref:System.Net.HttpListener> object and runs within your application with its permissions.
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To use <xref:System.Net.HttpListener>, create a new instance of the class using the <xref:System.Net.HttpListener> constructor and use the <xref:System.Net.HttpListener.Prefixes%2A> property to gain access to the collection that holds the strings that specify which Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) prefixes the <xref:System.Net.HttpListener> should process.
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> [!NOTE]
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> If you specify multiple authentication schemes for the <xref:System.Net.HttpListener>, the listener will challenge clients in the following order: `Negotiate`, `NTLM`, `Digest`, and then `Basic`.
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### HTTP.sys
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The <xref:System.Net.HttpListener> class is built on top of `HTTP.sys`, which is the kernel mode listener that handles all HTTP traffic for Windows.
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`HTTP.sys` provides connection management, bandwidth throttling, and web server logging.
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Use the [HttpCfg.exe](/windows/win32/http/httpcfg-exe) tool to add SSL certificates.
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## Examples
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The following code example demonstrates using a <xref:System.Net.HttpListener>.
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<related type="Article" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/8bf0b428-5a21-4299-8d6e-bf8251fd978a">Changes to NTLM authentication for HTTPWebRequest in Version 3.5 SP1</related>
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<related type="Article" href="~/docs/framework/network-programming/changes-to-ntlm-authentication-for-httpwebrequest-in-version-3-5-sp1.md">Changes to NTLM authentication for HTTPWebRequest in Version 3.5 SP1</related>
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<related type="Article" href="/windows/win32/http/httpcfg-exe">HttpCfg.exe</related>
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</Docs>
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