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Re: Httpapi and basic authentication
Hi Karen,
Have you tried both / and \ (foreslash and backslash) to separate the
domain from the userid? It's just a stab in the dark, but it might be
worth a try.
Otherwise, I'm not sure what else to suggest... good luck!
Karen Weigel wrote:
> Scott,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I "messed up" the encoding so
> that the actual userid and password couldn't be determined. The
> developer of the web service said that the domain was required. I
> have tried it with and without the domain, and neither way works.
> Since I am new to consuming web services, I wanted someone else to
> look this over before I ask the developer to show me a working client
> that uses basic authentication.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Karen
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Scott Klement
> <[1]sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Karen,
> Please be aware that when you use basic authentication, your
> userid/password is sent over the network (or Internet) unencrypted.
> That unencrypted password is also included in the httpapi_debug.txt
> file that you sent.
> According to the debug file you sent, your userid is set to:
> "dR6atopr]yôusa/aif-s_}öicµ-M4ö" and your password is set to "Av
> ta2009".
> It seems likely that this isn't right... that your userid/password
> is being messed up somehow.
> If that really is your userid/password, then please make sure you
> change it -- you've just posted it publicly to be displayed on the
> web. Anyone with access to a base64 decoder (which are freely
> available on the web) can see what your user/password is.
> And if that really is your userid/password, I don't know why it's
> not working, except perhaps because you specified a "domain" with a
> slash -- that's not typically used in Basic authentication. The
> domain thing is for Windows authentication, not Basic
> authentication, if that makes sense.
> Good luck
>
> Karen Weigel wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I am trying to consume a web service that requires authentication.
> I have been trying to do basic authentication, but I have not been
> able to get it to work. I have attached an httpapi debug file and a
> program file. Assuming the userid and password are correct, can
> anyone see anything I am doing wrong? (I attempted to change all of
> the identifying information in both files including the encoded
> userid and password.)
>
> Thanks,
> Karen
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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