Re: Authentication with WWW::Mechanize

From the FAQ:

=head2 How do I get Mech to handle authentication?

    my $agent = WWW::Mechanize->new();
    my @args = (
        Authorization => "Basic " .
            MIME::Base64::encode( USER . ':' . PASS )
    );

    $agent->credentials( ADDRESS, REALM, USER, PASS );
    $agent->get( URL, @args );
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xoxo,
Andy

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Re^2: Authentication with WWW::Mechanize by Kanji (Parson) on Sep 19, 2005 at 20:31 UTC
That only works for sites using HTTP authentication. Unfortunately, the site the OP is trying to log into isn't one of them. Instead is uses forms-based authentication, for which use of `form_name`, `set_field` and `submit` (or some variation thereof) would be a more appropriate -- and less futile :-) -- way to proceed. --k. Update: s/OP/OP is trying to log into/;	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Authentication with WWW::Mechanize by cdherold (Monk) on Sep 20, 2005 at 04:43 UTC
Please forgive my ignorance, but I may need a little hand holding here if you have the time. What are ADDRESS and REALM in credentials? Why do I need to have the user and pass in both the authorization of the @args as well as in the credentials? Will this work for logging into https even though it is 'basic'?	[reply]