feat: add HTTP/HTTPS compatibility and multiple authentication methods

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/Abstractions/IHttpAuthProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Abstractions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides authentication for HTTP requests.
+/// Implementations can add headers, modify the request, or perform
+/// any other authentication flow before the request is sent.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IHttpAuthProvider
+{
+    Task ApplyAuthAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken token = default);
+}

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/Abstractions/ISslValidationPolicy.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System.Net.Security;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
+
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Abstractions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides custom SSL/TLS certificate validation logic.
+/// Used to configure <see cref="System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler.ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ISslValidationPolicy
+{
+    bool ValidateCertificate(
+        X509Certificate2? certificate,
+        X509Chain? chain,
+        SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors);
+}

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/Enums/AuthScheme.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Enums;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Defines the supported HTTP authentication schemes for update downloads.
+/// </summary>
+public enum AuthScheme
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// HMAC-SHA256 signature-based authentication.
+    /// Adds X-Update-Timestamp and X-Update-Signature headers.
+    /// </summary>
+    Hmac = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Bearer token authentication via Authorization header.
+    /// </summary>
+    Bearer = 1,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// API key authentication via a custom header (default: X-Api-Key).
+    /// </summary>
+    ApiKey = 2,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// HTTP Basic authentication via Authorization header.
+    /// </summary>
+    Basic = 3
+}

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/GeneralUpdateBootstrap.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ public static IAndroidBootstrap CreateDefault(
         HttpClient? httpClient = null,
         IVersionComparer? versionComparer = null,
         IUpdateEventDispatcher? eventDispatcher = null,
-        IUpdateLogger? logger = null)
+        IUpdateLogger? logger = null,
+        HttpDownloadOptions? httpOptions = null)
     {
         var usedContextProvider = contextProvider ?? new DefaultAndroidContextProvider();
         var context = usedContextProvider.GetContext();
@@ -32,9 +33,22 @@ public static IAndroidBootstrap CreateDefault(
         var effectiveOptions = options with { DownloadDirectoryPath = effectiveDownloadDirectory };
         var usedLogger = logger ?? new NoOpUpdateLogger();
         var usedStorage = new PhysicalFileStorage();
-        var usedClient = httpClient ?? new HttpClient();
 
-        var downloader = new HttpResumableApkDownloader(usedClient, usedStorage, effectiveOptions, usedLogger);
+        HttpResumableApkDownloader downloader;
+        if (httpOptions != null)
+        {
+            // Use internal constructor that builds HttpClient from HttpDownloadOptions
+            // (SSL validation, proxy, auth, timeouts)
+            downloader = new HttpResumableApkDownloader(
+                usedStorage, effectiveOptions, httpOptions, usedLogger);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Legacy path: use injected httpClient or a bare new one
+            var usedClient = httpClient ?? new HttpClient();
+            downloader = new HttpResumableApkDownloader(
+                usedClient, usedStorage, effectiveOptions, usedLogger);
+        }
         var validator = new Sha256HashValidator();
         var installer = new AndroidApkInstaller(
             usedContextProvider,

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/Models/HttpDownloadOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using System.Net;
+using GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Abstractions;
+
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configures HTTP transport behavior for update downloads:
+/// SSL/TLS certificate validation, timeouts, proxy, retry, and authentication.
+/// <para>
+/// When provided to <see cref="GeneralUpdateBootstrap.CreateDefault"/>,
+/// the library constructs an internal <see cref="HttpClient"/> from these settings.
+/// When null, the existing behavior is preserved (bare HttpClient, no auth, system SSL).
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record HttpDownloadOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Custom SSL/TLS certificate validation policy.
+    /// Defaults to null, which uses the system's default certificate validation.
+    /// Set to <see cref="Services.AllowAllSslValidationPolicy"/> for self-signed certificates
+    /// in development environments only.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ISslValidationPolicy? SslValidationPolicy { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Timeout for individual HTTP requests (HEAD probes, etc.).
+    /// Default is 30 seconds.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TimeSpan RequestTimeout { get; init; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Overall timeout for the entire download operation.
+    /// Default is 10 minutes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TimeSpan DownloadTimeout { get; init; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional web proxy for HTTP requests.
+    /// When set, <see cref="UseProxy"/> must also be true for the proxy to take effect.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IWebProxy? Proxy { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to use the configured <see cref="Proxy"/>.
+    /// Default is false.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseProxy { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum number of retry attempts for transient failures.
+    /// Default is 3 (meaning 1 initial attempt + 2 retries).
+    /// Set to 1 to disable retry.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxRetryAttempts { get; init; } = 3;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base delay for exponential backoff retry.
+    /// Actual delays are: baseDelay * 2^attempt.
+    /// Default is 1 second.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TimeSpan RetryBaseDelay { get; init; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Global authentication provider applied to all download requests.
+    /// Per-package authentication on <see cref="UpdatePackageInfo"/> takes precedence.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IHttpAuthProvider? AuthProvider { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds an <see cref="HttpClientHandler"/> from the configured options.
+    /// Applies SSL validation policy and proxy settings.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal HttpClientHandler BuildHandler()
+    {
+        var handler = new HttpClientHandler();
+
+        if (SslValidationPolicy != null)
+        {
+            handler.ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback =
+                (_, cert, chain, errors) => SslValidationPolicy.ValidateCertificate(cert, chain, errors);
+        }
+
+        if (UseProxy && Proxy != null)
+        {
+            handler.Proxy = Proxy;
+            handler.UseProxy = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            handler.UseProxy = false;
+        }
+
+        return handler;
+    }
+}

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/Models/UpdatePackageInfo.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Enums;
+
 namespace GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android.Models;
 
 public sealed record UpdatePackageInfo
@@ -11,4 +13,32 @@ public sealed record UpdatePackageInfo
     public DateTimeOffset? PublishTime { get; init; }
     public bool IsForced { get; init; }
     public string? FileName { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Per-package authentication scheme.
+    /// When set, takes precedence over the global <see cref="HttpDownloadOptions.AuthProvider"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public AuthScheme? AuthScheme { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Token value used by Bearer or ApiKey authentication.
+    /// For Bearer: the Bearer token string.
+    /// For ApiKey: the API key value.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? AuthToken { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Secret key used by HMAC-SHA256 signature authentication.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? AuthSecretKey { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Username used by Basic authentication.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BasicUsername { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Password used by Basic authentication.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BasicPassword { get; init; }
 }

src/GeneralUpdate.Avalonia.Android/Services/AndroidBootstrap.cs

@@ -282,6 +282,12 @@ public void Dispose()
         }
 
         _operationGate.Dispose();
+
+        if (_downloader is IDisposable disposableDownloader)
+        {
+            disposableDownloader.Dispose();
+        }
+
         _disposed = true;
     }