Handling Basic Authentication Using Webdriver

Here is post which explains you how to handle basic authentication.

Problem:

Some of the applications that are secured with Basic Authentication. If you want to access those applications first you need to pass credentials. Those applications will launch a system level pop-up which cant not be handled by selenium.

IF you access below url it will ask for authentication.

http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/basic_auth

Solution:

By specifying userName and password in URL when accessing the page we can avoid system level dialog. This approach will work for HTTP and HTTPS pages.


Reference: http://elementalselenium.com/tips/13-work-with-basic-auth

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