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Bug 28802 - Missing support for HTTP authentication prompts
Summary: Missing support for HTTP authentication prompts
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Browser Test/Tools WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: WebDriver (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Browser Testing and Tools WG
QA Contact: Browser Testing and Tools WG
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Blocks: 24121
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Reported: 2015-06-12 15:38 UTC by csnover
Modified: 2015-10-26 05:51 UTC (History)
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Description csnover 2015-06-12 15:38:10 UTC 
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