How to automate Windows authentication in Python with selenium-rc?

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I am using python to write selenium-rc test code for my server code. The server application is written with ASP.NET and is configured with "Windows authentication". The execution steps of my python code look like the following:

Start python main()
Create the selenium instance (say sel)
Start the selenium by calling sel.start()
Open the target URL with the selenium instance via calling sel.open(url)
Windows authentication dialog box pops up at this time
sel.open(url) is, by default, set to time out in 30 seconds while the authentication process is pending for input of username and password.
At this point, I could not find any way through selenium-rc interface to make it recognize the pop up dialog box. I google around and find out that the selenium-rc interface (in python) is for http authentication only- not Windows authentication.

I have tried to use autoit within selenium but still without luck.

Can any of you shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance.

marvinchen

Pavel Janicek · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-23 14:09:50Z

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Selenium has issues recognizing that window (try to search HTTP Basic Authentification for more details about it)

Basically, only thing which kinda works is to put username and password into URL request itself. Assuming your application runs on http://example.com the new url should look like this:

 http://username:[email protected]

This solution works for me, but only using Google Chrome as a default browser for testing

answered Sep 23, 2011 at 14:09

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Phil Perry Over a year ago

Worked for me on Firefox, with a Linux-based server asking for authentication (on Windows).

StefanE · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-23 14:23:15Z

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There is now way you can sort it out easy and at this point unless I have missed something last few months it will only be FireFox who can fix this for you.

Read this blog how to sort it out: http://applicationtestingtips.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/seleniumrc-handle-windows-authentication-firefox/

answered Sep 23, 2011 at 14:23

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