Support HTTP authentication for with twisted.web.client.Agent
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@exarkun reported |
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| Trac ID | trac#5148 |
| Type | enhancement |
| Created | 2011-06-08 14:44:31Z |
| Branch | https://github.com/twisted/twisted/tree/http-client-auth-5148-3 |
There could be a wrapper for Agent, say AuthenticationAgent, which knows how to respond to WWW-Authenticate headers in 401 (Unauthorized) responses by looking up some credentials appropriate to the request and re-issuing it with a properly formatted Authorization header.
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trac-id__5148 5148
type__enhancement enhancement
reporter__exarkun exarkun
priority__normal normal
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branch__branches_http_client_auth_5148_3 branches/http-client-auth-5148-3
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status__new new
resolution__None None
component__web web
keywords__httpclient_agent httpclient agent
time__1307544271000000 1307544271000000
changetime__1615755438399937 1615755438399937
version__None None
owner__exarkun exarkun
cc__jknight cc__jesstess cc__GaretJax
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