How to do Basic Authentication with an Axis2 ADB Client?

Question

Hey I'm trying to figure out how to do Basic Authentication with an ADB Axis2 version 1.5 Client.

I'm trying the following:

    HttpTransportProperties.Authenticator basicAuth = new HttpTransportProperties.Authenticator();
    basicAuth.setUsername(username);
    basicAuth.setPassword(password);
    final Options clientOptions = serviceStub._getServiceClient().getOptions();
    clientOptions.setProperty(HTTPConstants.AUTHENTICATE, basicAuth);

However this does not work and the needed line in the message header is not being added. Anyone know how to do this. This should be dumb simple I just can't find it with all my googling.

Answer 1

I think you're close, your code looks really close to this? The following is the difference:

clientOptions.setProperty(
   org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPConstants.BASIC_AUTHENTICATION,
                basicAuth);

Answer 2

Got the answer from the following site:

http://www.inpc.de/blog/2007/05/axis2-12-basic-authentication.html

Apparently I was missing:

basicAuth.setPreemptiveAuthentication(true);

Sorry to answer my own question here I worked on this about 2 hours before posting.

Answer 3

very helpfull dude! i have to deliver this project in 10 min, and this make it work! thaks to god and you