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[[Category:HTTPRequest methods|SetAuthentication subroutine]]


This [[Notation conventions for methods#Callable methods|callable]] method lets you present
This [[Notation conventions for methods#Callable methods|callable]] method lets you present
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request-for-URL in that portion of the site.
request-for-URL in that portion of the site.
==Syntax==
==Syntax==
<p class="syntax">%httpreq:SetAuthentication(userid, pw, realm)
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===Syntax terms===
===Syntax terms===
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with the <var>[[RemoveAuthentication (HTTPRequest subroutine)|RemoveAuthentication]]</var> method.
with the <var>[[RemoveAuthentication (HTTPRequest subroutine)|RemoveAuthentication]]</var> method.
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==See also==
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Revision as of 18:28, 15 June 2011

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This callable method lets you present credentials to a password-protected portion of a website. Such portions of a site are those where the server returns a 401 return code (authentication is required) for a request-for-URL in that portion of the site.

Syntax

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Syntax terms

%httpreq An instantiated HTTPRequest object.
userid The user name for the protected area.
pw The password for the protected area.
realm The protected area of the site.

Usage notes

  • Once a SetAuthentication method is issued, the information passed is used to respond to any request to which the server responds with a 401 http status code.
  • The most recent SetAuthentication issued is the one that will be in effect.
  • Authentication values created with SetAuthentication are cleared with the RemoveAuthentication method.

See also

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