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@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ file. This file is structured according to http://keepachangelog.com/
 Use  `date "+%Y-%m-%d"` to get the correct date formatting
 
 - - -
+## [Unreleased][unreleased]
+### - Added
+- allow HEAD root url authentication #39
+
 ## [1.5.0][2015-07-04]
 
 ### - Added
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.rest.RestStatus.OK;
@@ -91,9 +92,17 @@ public void internalDispatchRequest(final HttpRequest request, final HttpChannel
         }
     }
 
+    // @param an http method
+    // @returns True iff the method is one of the methods used for health check
+    private boolean isHealthCheckMethod(final RestRequest.Method method){
+        final RestRequest.Method[] healthCheckMethods = { RestRequest.Method.GET, RestRequest.Method.HEAD };
+        return Arrays.asList(healthCheckMethods).contains(method);
+    }
+
+    // @param an http Request
+    // @returns True iff we check the root path and is a method allowed for healthCheck
     private boolean healthCheck(final HttpRequest request) {
-        String path = request.path();
-        return (request.method() == RestRequest.Method.GET) && path.equals("/");
+        return request.path().equals("/") && isHealthCheckMethod(request.method());
     }
 
   /**
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.ClusterScope;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.rest.client.http.HttpRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.rest.client.http.HttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpHead;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.Scope;
@@ -49,6 +50,19 @@ public void clientIpAuthenticationFails() throws Exception {
         assertThat(response.getStatusCode(), equalTo(RestStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatus()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    // GET by default
+    public void testHealthCheck() throws Exception {
+        HttpResponse response = httpClient().path("/").execute();
+        assertThat(response.getStatusCode(), equalTo(RestStatus.OK.getStatus()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHealthCheckHeadMethod() throws Exception {
+        HttpResponse response = httpClient().method(HttpHead.METHOD_NAME).path("/").execute();
+        assertThat(response.getStatusCode(), equalTo(RestStatus.OK.getStatus()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void clientGoodCredentialsBasicAuthenticationSuceeds() throws Exception {
         HttpResponse response = requestWithCredentials("admin:admin_pw")