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Passing Authentication via HTTP Web Request

I have created an application updater that goes out to a website, downloads a manifest and then via httpwebrequest starts downloading files. Everything works as it should. I then decided to add a layer of security and placed a password on the directory. When you open up a browser and browse to the url you are now prompted for a username and password.

My question is how can I pass the username and password to my webrequest so the update continues without end user intervention? This is not on a network(no AD), I am assuming the website is using basic authentication.

when i use this method My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile("http://updates.we bsite.com/updates", strManifest, username,password) it works fine.

Please can you show me how to accomplish this?

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MotherTrker

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i figured it out on my own

Shahan Ayyub

No problem. The link has the same content.

MotherTrker

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Shahan,
I bet I was closing this as you were typing. Thank you for the pointer, I was able to get this working prior to. Had you been a bit quicker I would of awarded you some points for posting. I am not sure If I still can be if so, i will make it happen.

Thanks.

MotherTrker

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Sahan deserves points on this, I was able to figure out the solution but Sahan pointed me to a great article that would help out anyone attempting to do the same. Please award him points

MotherTrker

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Thanks Sahan

Shahan Ayyub

I just see this question and I had the link I posted to you. So when I posted I see another comment on the same time :)

You have already posted an objection which can leads to give points to me. Thank you for consideration.

MotherTrker

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Thanks