Thread: Web server authentication using C client program by sending user name and password

Hi,

Can any one give me pointers:

I need to write a Client program in C that can authenticate a Web server by sending User name and password.

On successful authentication download the data web server is sending.

regards

Vks

HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2617.txt
user:pass is sent base64 encoded

Form Authentication:
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/...c9.html#sec9.5
user:pass is sent as POST Data
user=myusername&pass=mypassword

Originally Posted by EOP

HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2617.txt
userass is sent base64 encoded

Form Authentication:
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/...c9.html#sec9.5
userass is sent as POST Data
user=myusername&pass=mypassword

Hi,

Can I get a sample program where client send user name and password over https
if password match on server then server sends data.