[thelist] Automatically enter HTTP Authentication details

[Carl Edwards]

The only way I can think to do this is to write code
that emulates a browser so you can correctly answer
the servers requests for authentication headers. Then
find some way to have your pages "take over" or maybe
just pass the content through like a proxy?

I believe you will have to base64 encode the name:passwd
string.  One additional thing is you have to send the
credentials with each request you make from their server.

It appears from this article that Java 1.2 has an
Authenticator class that supports basic auth:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip46.html

-Carl Edwards


>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: raditha dissanayake [mailto:jabber at raditha.com]
>  Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:07 PM
>  To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
>  Subject: Re: [thelist] Automatically enter HTTP 
>  Authentication details
>  
>  
>  Mark M wrote:
>  
>  >Hey all - 
>  >
>  >I'm building an app, in which my preview part actually 
>  points to a 3rd party website.
>  >
>  >However to gain entry to the 3rd party website the user has 
>  to enter their username 
>  >and password into their HTTP Authentication dialog box.
>  >
>  >Now - the application I have written KNOWS the correct 
>  username and password - is 
>  >there some way I can seamlessly log them into the 3rd party 
>  website with the details 
>  >I have without them noticing?
>  >
>  >It's a Java app, if that means anything.
>  >  
>  >
>  
>  Quite possible. Look for CHAP authentication in the RFC 2616.
>  
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