HTTP Post with basic authentication (username/password)

[Brian Gaugler]

This question is coming from a fellow developer.  I've implemented Tasker integration in my app, so I'm hoping you'll help me out on this question although it has no benefit to Tasker community.

I am trying to allow users to send an HTTP POST request to their custom server.  I am told that it needs to allow for "Basic Authentication" to incorporate username and password to login to the web server when it makes this post.   And it needs to be done on the app side.   I am told that Tasker knows how to do this, and had it implemented, for those this same user who was trying to connect to Homeseer server.

HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(serverUrl);
result = httpclient.execute(httppost);


I tried setting the serverURL to: http://username:password@www.site.com/page.aspx
but this did not work.  Server returned: unauthenticated.

So how is the app supposed to do this basic auth ?   I am hoping it is simply enough that someone wouldn't mind just sending over an answer.

Thank you kindly!!

[Pent]

I am trying to allow users to send an HTTP POST request to their custom server.  I am told that it needs to allow for "Basic Authentication" to incorporate username and password to login to the web server when it makes this post.   And it needs to be done on the app side.   I am told that Tasker knows how to do this, and had it implemented, for those this same user who was trying to connect to Homeseer server.

HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(serverUrl);
result = httpclient.execute(httppost);

I don't use HttpClient so can't comment on what you might need to do with that as regards settings, request method etc.

With HttpUrlConnection I use:

connection.setRequestProperty(
       "Authorization", "Basic "+ Base64.encodeString( usernamePassword )
);

Pent

[Brian Gaugler]

Thank you very much for the reply...it will at least help me figure it out if I can't do it exactly like that

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