Re: [Ftpapi] Problem with command HTTPAPI using USER/PASSWORD

[Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

The debug log you provided shows this:

SetError() #38: HTTP Auth values cannot contain a colon!

This is referring to the userid/password values.  HTTPAPI does not allow 
you to have a userid or password with a colon character in it.    
Because of this, it is not adding the userid/password to your request.

It is done this way due to the way that HTTP authentication works. Under 
the covers, the HTTP protocol takes concatenates the userid/password 
separated by a colon, like this: "your-userid:your-password" and then 
base64 encodes them. Therefore, if you put a colon in the userid, it 
would confuse them.

It is very possible that colons should be allowed in the password? I 
have never run into the situation before...  but you say it works with 
wget, which makes me think that perhaps HTTPAPI should only enforce this 
rule for the userid field, and not for the password?

Try this:

1) Open the HTTPAPIR4 source member.
2) Search for "HTTP_ATHVAL" to find the code
3) Comment-out the line that says " or %scan(':': pePasswd) > 0".
4) Repeat this for the other occurrence of HTTP_ATHVAL (there are two)
5) Save changes.
6) CALL INSTALL to recompile HTTPAPI

Then try your command.  If this works for you, tell us, I will make the 
same adjustment to the next release of HTTPAPI.

-SK


On 3/14/2017 8:10 AM, la Croix, Richard wrote:
> Hello Scott,
>
> I wanted to use the following HTTPAPI (version 1.33) command to GET a 
> json-file from an internal webservice:
>
> HTTPAPI 
> URL('https://testerlebnis-cms.xyz.com/translations/api/1.0/transifex_translation_request/status?project_slug=hapisol-itp-booking') 
> DOWNLOAD('/temp/httpapi_transifex.json') USER('xxx_usr') 
> PASS('yyy_pwd') DEBUG('/temp/httpapi_transifex.log')
>
> Although I specify the required userid and password, the command ends 
> with: "36 This page requires a user-id & password" (see attached debug 
> log).
>
> If I call the link in a browser or using wget, the service answers 
> fine and returns the json-file.
>
> I have used the HTTAPI command before for other downloads (with and 
> without authentication) and never had any problem.
>
> Any idea what could be wrong?
>
> Best regards,
> Richard
>
> PS. I send you the required access data with private mail
>
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