HTTP Authentication

[JVPyDev]

Hello Michael, I was wondering if you have any custom settings for HTTP/HTTPS authentication other than passing username and password in the self.open("https://username:password@website.com"). I can imagine you've had to deal with 401 errors while running some scripts.

[mdmintz]

Hi @DevOps-Martins , there's another way to handle authentication (via proxy server):

pytest --proxy=USERNAME:PASSWORD@IP_ADDRESS:PORT

(That proxy option is unique to SeleniumBase, which essentially lets you run tests through an authenticated Proxy server when using Chrome.)

Additionally, from inside an already running test, you can spin up a new window that uses an authenticated proxy server for a connection:

self.get_new_driver(proxy=None)

(Replace None with a proxy string in the format: USERNAME:PASSWORD@IP_ADDRESS:PORT)

[JVPyDev]

Thank you @mdmintz , this issue is more an internal issue with my work environment. We use more than just basic authentication on the web apps and since it's an intranet, proxy server will not be a solution for me.