diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/etc/emqx_authz.conf b/apps/emqx_authz/etc/emqx_authz.conf
index 19bb2737b..0154cd204 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/etc/emqx_authz.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/etc/emqx_authz.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 authorization {
     sources = [
        # {
-       #      type: http
+       #      type: http-server
        #      url: "https://emqx.com"
        #      headers: {
        #          Accept: "application/json"
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl
index cf7447f6a..d1c8e3992 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 -export([post_config_update/4, pre_config_update/2]).
 
 -define(CONF_KEY_PATH, [authorization, sources]).
--define(SOURCE_TYPES, [file, http, mongo, mysql, postgresql, redis]).
+-define(SOURCE_TYPES, [file, 'http-server', mongo, mysql, postgresql, redis]).
 
 -spec(register_metrics() -> ok).
 register_metrics() ->
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ init_source(#{enable := true,
             end,
     Source#{annotations => #{rules => Rules}};
 init_source(#{enable := true,
-              type := http,
+              type := 'http-server',
               url := Url
              } = Source) ->
     NSource= maps:put(base_url, maps:remove(query, Url), Source),
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ find_action_in_hooks() ->
     [Action] = [Action || {callback,{?MODULE, authorize, _} = Action, _, _} <- Callbacks ],
     Action.
 
+gen_id('http-server') ->
+    gen_id(http);
 gen_id(Type) ->
     iolist_to_binary([io_lib:format("~s_~s",[?APP, Type])]).
 
@@ -404,9 +406,13 @@ create_resource(#{type := DB} = Source) ->
         {error, Reason} -> {error, Reason}
     end.
 
+authz_module('http-server') ->
+    authz_module(http);
 authz_module(Type) ->
     list_to_existing_atom("emqx_authz_" ++ atom_to_list(Type)).
 
+connector_module('http-server') ->
+    emqx_connector_http;
 connector_module(postgresql) ->
     emqx_connector_pgsql;
 connector_module(Type) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_schema.erl
index 4fd2f8ca1..faa8fb132 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_schema.erl
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ definitions() ->
         properties => #{
             type => #{
                 type => string,
-                enum => [<<"http">>],
-                example => <<"http">>
+                enum => [<<"http-server">>],
+                example => <<"http-server">>
             },
             enable => #{
                 type => boolean,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_http.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_http.erl
index 93aa634f3..e104ca8c6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_http.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_http.erl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ description() ->
     "AuthZ with http".
 
 authorize(Client, PubSub, Topic,
-            #{type := http,
+            #{type := 'http-server',
               url := #{path := Path} = Url,
               headers := Headers,
               method := Method,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl
index bda8d8e74..854babbc2 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fields(file) ->
               }}
     ];
 fields(http_get) ->
-    [ {type, #{type => http}}
+    [ {type, #{type => 'http-server'}}
     , {enable, #{type => boolean(),
                  default => true}}
     , {url, #{type => url()}}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fields(http_get) ->
     , {request_timeout,  #{type => timeout(), default => 30000 }}
     ]  ++ proplists:delete(base_url, emqx_connector_http:fields(config));
 fields(http_post) ->
-    [ {type, #{type => http}}
+    [ {type, #{type => 'http-server'}}
     , {enable, #{type => boolean(),
                  default => true}}
     , {url, #{type => url()}}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_SUITE.erl
index bed20e0e4..b51da292c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_SUITE.erl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update(replace, []),
     Config.
 
--define(SOURCE1, #{<<"type">> => <<"http">>,
+-define(SOURCE1, #{<<"type">> => <<"http-server">>,
                    <<"enable">> => true,
                    <<"url">> => <<"https://fake.com:443/">>,
                    <<"headers">> => #{},
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ t_update_source(_) ->
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update(tail, [?SOURCE5]),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update(tail, [?SOURCE6]),
 
-    ?assertMatch([ #{type := http,  enable := true}
+    ?assertMatch([ #{type := 'http-server',  enable := true}
                  , #{type := mongo, enable := true}
                  , #{type := mysql, enable := true}
                  , #{type := postgresql, enable := true}
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ t_update_source(_) ->
                  , #{type := file,  enable := true}
                  ], emqx:get_config([authorization, sources], [])),
 
-    {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, http},  ?SOURCE1#{<<"enable">> := false}),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, 'http-server'},  ?SOURCE1#{<<"enable">> := false}),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, mongo}, ?SOURCE2#{<<"enable">> := false}),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, mysql}, ?SOURCE3#{<<"enable">> := false}),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, postgresql}, ?SOURCE4#{<<"enable">> := false}),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, redis}, ?SOURCE5#{<<"enable">> := false}),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update({replace_once, file},  ?SOURCE6#{<<"enable">> := false}),
 
-    ?assertMatch([ #{type := http,  enable := false}
+    ?assertMatch([ #{type := 'http-server',  enable := false}
                  , #{type := mongo, enable := false}
                  , #{type := mysql, enable := false}
                  , #{type := postgresql, enable := false}
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ t_update_source(_) ->
 
 t_move_source(_) ->
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update(replace, [?SOURCE1, ?SOURCE2, ?SOURCE3, ?SOURCE4, ?SOURCE5, ?SOURCE6]),
-    ?assertMatch([ #{type := http}
+    ?assertMatch([ #{type := 'http-server'}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := postgresql}
@@ -164,20 +164,20 @@ t_move_source(_) ->
 
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:move(postgresql, <<"top">>),
     ?assertMatch([ #{type := postgresql}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := redis}
                  , #{type := file}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
-    {ok, _} = emqx_authz:move(http, <<"bottom">>),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_authz:move('http-server', <<"bottom">>),
     ?assertMatch([ #{type := postgresql}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := redis}
                  , #{type := file}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:move(mysql, #{<<"before">> => postgresql}),
@@ -186,15 +186,15 @@ t_move_source(_) ->
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := redis}
                  , #{type := file}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
-    {ok, _} = emqx_authz:move(mongo, #{<<"after">> => http}),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_authz:move(mongo, #{<<"after">> => 'http-server'}),
     ?assertMatch([ #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := postgresql}
                  , #{type := redis}
                  , #{type := file}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl
index f2118c05f..fd06cf034 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 -define(API_VERSION, "v5").
 -define(BASE_PATH, "api").
 
--define(SOURCE1, #{<<"type">> => <<"http">>,
+-define(SOURCE1, #{<<"type">> => <<"http-server">>,
                    <<"enable">> => true,
                    <<"url">> => <<"https://fake.com:443/">>,
                    <<"headers">> => #{},
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ t_api(_) ->
 
     {ok, 200, Result2} = request(get, uri(["authorization", "sources"]), []),
     Sources = get_sources(Result2),
-    ?assertMatch([ #{<<"type">> := <<"http">>}
+    ?assertMatch([ #{<<"type">> := <<"http-server">>}
                  , #{<<"type">> := <<"mongo">>}
                  , #{<<"type">> := <<"mysql">>}
                  , #{<<"type">> := <<"postgresql">>}
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ t_api(_) ->
                  ], Sources),
     ?assert(filelib:is_file(filename:join([emqx:get_config([node, data_dir]), "acl.conf"]))),
 
-    {ok, 204, _} = request(put, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http"]),  ?SOURCE1#{<<"enable">> := false}),
-    {ok, 200, Result3} = request(get, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http"]), []),
-    ?assertMatch(#{<<"type">> := <<"http">>, <<"enable">> := false}, jsx:decode(Result3)),
+    {ok, 204, _} = request(put, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http-server"]),  ?SOURCE1#{<<"enable">> := false}),
+    {ok, 200, Result3} = request(get, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http-server"]), []),
+    ?assertMatch(#{<<"type">> := <<"http-server">>, <<"enable">> := false}, jsx:decode(Result3)),
 
     {ok, 204, _} = request(put, uri(["authorization", "sources", "mongo"]),
                            ?SOURCE2#{<<"ssl">> := #{
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ t_api(_) ->
 
 t_move_source(_) ->
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz:update(replace, [?SOURCE1, ?SOURCE2, ?SOURCE3, ?SOURCE4, ?SOURCE5]),
-    ?assertMatch([ #{type := http}
+    ?assertMatch([ #{type := 'http-server'}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := postgresql}
@@ -234,19 +234,19 @@ t_move_source(_) ->
     {ok, 204, _} = request(post, uri(["authorization", "sources", "postgresql", "move"]),
                            #{<<"position">> => <<"top">>}),
     ?assertMatch([ #{type := postgresql}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := redis}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
-    {ok, 204, _} = request(post, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http", "move"]),
+    {ok, 204, _} = request(post, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http-server", "move"]),
                            #{<<"position">> => <<"bottom">>}),
     ?assertMatch([ #{type := postgresql}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := redis}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
     {ok, 204, _} = request(post, uri(["authorization", "sources", "mysql", "move"]),
@@ -255,15 +255,15 @@ t_move_source(_) ->
                  , #{type := postgresql}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  , #{type := redis}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
     {ok, 204, _} = request(post, uri(["authorization", "sources", "mongo", "move"]),
-                           #{<<"position">> => #{<<"after">> => <<"http">>}}),
+                           #{<<"position">> => #{<<"after">> => <<"http-server">>}}),
     ?assertMatch([ #{type := mysql}
                  , #{type := postgresql}
                  , #{type := redis}
-                 , #{type := http}
+                 , #{type := 'http-server'}
                  , #{type := mongo}
                  ], emqx_authz:lookup()),
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_http_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_http_SUITE.erl
index 17763d993..38d0934f6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_http_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_http_SUITE.erl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
 
     {ok, _} = emqx:update_config([authorization, cache, enable], false),
     {ok, _} = emqx:update_config([authorization, no_match], deny),
-    Rules = [#{<<"type">> => <<"http">>,
+    Rules = [#{<<"type">> => <<"http-server">>,
                <<"url">> => <<"https://fake.com:443/">>,
                <<"headers">> => #{},
                <<"method">> => <<"get">>,