Passing username and password in ajax call

Question

I want to send a username and password in an ajax call. I realize its a not a good practice. But for testing at the time being, I have to do that.

My code so far:

$.ajax({ url: $(this).attr('action'), type: 'POST', data: $(this).serialize(), data: {username: "user", password: "password"}, success: function(data){ //var data = JSON.parse(jsondata); console.log(data); }, });

But I run into 401 error everytime. Is there a way I can fix it?

Musa · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-03 21:56:53Z

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username and password for http authentication has their own fields

$.ajax({ url: $(this).attr('action'), type: 'POST', data: $(this).serialize(), username: "user", password: "password", success: function(data){ //var data = JSON.parse(jsondata); console.log(data); }, });

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 21:56

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user3861559 Over a year ago

I tried this and still it throws 401 error. Could it be because the end point might have different name for username and password field?

Musa Over a year ago

What type of authentication does the request require?

user3861559 Over a year ago

The end point I am posting to is on https. I looked a little and came across http authentication like username:[email protected]. Should I be doing adding that in my form action like action="username:[email protected]/path/to/the/end/point.html"

Musa Over a year ago

Try using a form with that action to see if it works.

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