Embedding Login Credentials into a URL

Article Overview:

This article will cover how you can achieve the following:

How to embed login credentials directly to a URL.

Problem Statement:

What you can do if you are facing challenges with native browser popups that require authentication, if it is making it difficult to map login credentials into it.

Solution:

You can embed login credentials directly into the URL to streamline the process. This eliminates the need to interact with the authentication popup and simplifies the execution of the journey.

Steps:

1. Embedding Login Credentials in URL: You can include the username and password directly into the URL, using the following syntax:
   
   
   • Syntax: https://username:password@URL
   • Example: https://myusername:mypassword@www.example.com
2. Application Example: In Virtuoso, you would use a step such as:
   
   
   • Navigate to "https://myusername:mypassword@www.example.com"

This approach allows the browser to automatically pass the credentials, thus bypassing the need for manual entry into the authentication prompt.

Examples: