SetAuthentication (HttpRequest subroutine)

Issue username/password credentials (HttpRequest class)

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

httpRequest:SetAuthentication( userID, password, realm)

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

HttpRequest class HttpResponse class	List of HttpRequest methods List of HttpResponse methods List of HTTP Helper methods	HttpRequest methods syntax HttpResponse methods syntax
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