How to check restricted access pages for broken links?

Question

Hi All,

I was googling for tools for checking broken links in a remote web page. The w3c validator seemed a good one. But I am still unsure as how to check for pages which are restricted, i.e. the pages which I can only access by logging in to the site. Can we do that using the w3c validator? If not than is there any other tool for the same?

Answer 1

Sometimes you can specify the login details in the URL: username:[email protected]. This I believe only will work if you are using a .htaccess file for logins.

Answer 2

For basic authentication the online validator will proxy it and prompt you to logon, alternatively see this post.