Sorry - I looked into the error in more detail and found that I cannot re-use the credentials instance since it gets marked as "answered" by the underlying httpclient library on the first request. If I create a new instance of DefaultCredentialsProvider before each request, then it all works as I expected.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Using HTTP Basic Authentication with htmlunit/httpclient and more > than one browser instance fails > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:40:52 +0000 > > > I am using htmlunit v2.4 (which in turn uses httpclient v3.1) and am > having problems with testing HTTP Basic Authentication against my > REST-based web service using two types of browsers. > > I am creating my two browsers and credentials as follows: > final WebClient xhtmlBrowser = new WebClient(BrowserVersion.FIREFOX_2); > xhtmlBrowser.addRequestHeader("ACCEPT", > "text/html,application/xhtml+xml"); > xhtmlBrowser.setRedirectEnabled(true); > xhtmlBrowser.setUseInsecureSSL(true); > > final WebClient jsonBrowser = new WebClient(); > jsonBrowser.addRequestHeader("ACCEPT", "application/json"); > jsonBrowser.setRedirectEnabled(true); > jsonBrowser.setUseInsecureSSL(true); > > final DefaultCredentialsProvider userCredentials = new > DefaultCredentialsProvider(); > userCredentials.addCredentials("someName", "somePassword"); > > I then browse to my web service using code like this: > xhtmlBrowser.setCredentialsProvider(userCredentials); > final WebResponse xhtmlResponse = > xhtmlBrowser.getPage("http://...";).getWebResponse(); > ... > jsonBrowser.setCredentialsProvider(userCredentials); > final WebResponse jsonResponse = > jsonBrowser.getPage("http://...";).getWebResponse(); > ... > > My web service redirects to an HTTPS URI and requires HTTP Basic > Authentication (I am using Suns Jersey product > (https://jersey.dev.java.net/) to write my REST-based Web Service). > > The first response (xhtmlResponse) comes back all fine and I can process > and check that the response is as I expected. > However, the second response (jsonResponse) fails with: > ... > ... org.apache.commons.httpclient.auth.AuthChallengeProcessor > selectAuthScheme > INFO: basic authentication scheme selected > ... org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector > processWWWAuthChallenge > INFO: No credentials available for BASIC 'SmartInspector'@localhost:8181 > ... com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient printContentIfNecessary > INFO: statusCode=[401] contentType=[text/html] > ... com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient printContentIfNecessary > ... HTTP Status 401 - An Authentication object was not found in the > SecurityContext > ... This request requires HTTP authentication (An Authentication > object was not found in the SecurityContext). > ... Sun Java System Application Server 9.1_02 > > If I comment out the first request like so: > // xhtmlBrowser.setCredentialsProvider(userCredentials); > // final WebResponse xhtmlResponse = > xhtmlBrowser.getPage("http://...";).getWebResponse(); > // ... > jsonBrowser.setCredentialsProvider(userCredentials); > final WebResponse jsonResponse = > jsonBrowser.getPage("http://...";).getWebResponse(); > ... > > Then the second (jsonResponse) request works just fine. I actually have > a list of four different types of browsers that I iterate through to > test that my > service works against all of them, but I have simplified the example to > illustrate the problem. > > I get the same problem even if I directly browse to "https://..."; > thereby avoiding the redirect from http to https by my service. > > Is there some cleanup step between the two getWebResponse() calls that I > am missing or is this a bug in httpclient? > > Thanks in advance, > > Anjum. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new and improved services from Windows Live. Learn more! > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/132630768/direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx
