posting XML to an HTTPS site

clive99 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hi monks!, i'm trying to post some XML to a secure https site - i need to be able to post the xml along with a name and password to the site. what is the best way to achieve this? has anybody got an example? sorry i'm a bit of a perl novice. all i know is that it's a site that when i go to the url (https://secure-test.bibit.com/jsp/merchant/xml/paymentService.jsp) is that it brings up a dialogue box asking for name/password. is there a way for LWP to post a name/password combination and content to this kind of url? it doesn't need a certificate or anything i think. thanks in advance, clive.

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Re: posting XML to an HTTPS site by davorg (Chancellor) on Feb 15, 2007 at 11:51 UTC
It all depends on how the name/password security is implemented. You'll certainly find lwpcook to be useful and if your web site uses basic authentication then the section on access to protected documents will solve most of your problems. You might also need to glance at README.SSL. -- <http://dave.org.uk> "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club." -- Chip Salzenberg	[reply]
Re^2: posting XML to an HTTPS site by clive99 (Initiate) on Feb 15, 2007 at 11:57 UTC
hiya, sorry i'm a bit of a perl novice. all i know is that it's a site that when i go to the url (https://secure-test.bibit.com/jsp/merchant/xml/paymentService.jsp) is that it brings up a dialogue box asking for name/password. is there a way for LWP to post a name/password combination and content to this kind of url? it doesn't need a certificate or anything i think. thanks again, c	[reply]
Re^3: posting XML to an HTTPS site by davorg (Chancellor) on Feb 15, 2007 at 12:01 UTC
Yep. That looks like Apache basic authentication. The link I gave before explains what to do. -- <http://dave.org.uk> "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club." -- Chip Salzenberg	[reply]
Re: posting XML to an HTTPS site by jettero (Monsignor) on Feb 15, 2007 at 11:53 UTC
If it's possible, I would try to use WWW::Mechanize. I've become a big fan along the way. It's basically LWP, so davorg's comments still apply, but it does a lot of the work for you. You might get a lot more response if you posted something indicating what you've tried so far (if anything); or by describing the problem in more detail. -Paul	[reply]