Missing support for HTTP authentication prompts
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Description
https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=28802
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There is currently no way to handle HTTP authentication prompts when navigating to a page, only pre-authentication with username/password in the URL works (and, apparently, not without workarounds in some browsers like IE).
Related Selenium issue with links to more background and other information: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/453
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked W3C bug 28802 and Selenium issue 453 for the requirements and existing background on HTTP authentication prompts. Define the WebDriver behavior and scope needed to support authentication during navigation, including how completion would be validated.
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Assessment
- Domain
- api, authentication
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100