Why is this considered to be more secure than Basic authentication?

Tess King is making use of Digest Authentication for her Web site.

Why is this considered to be more secure than Basic authentication?
A . Basic authentication is broken
B . The password is never sent in clear text over the network
C . The password sent in clear text over the network is never reused.
D . It is based on Kerberos authentication protocol

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Answer: B

Explanation:

Digest access authentication is one of the agreed methods a web page can use to negotiate credentials with a web user (using the HTTP protocol). This method builds upon (and obsoletes) the basic authentication scheme, allowing user identity to be established without having to send a password in plaintext over the network.