How to set HTTP Request Header "authentication" using HTTPClient ?

Question

I want to set the HTTP Request header "Authorization" when sending a POST request to a server. How do I do it in Java? Does HttpClient have any support for it?

http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/HTRQ_Headers.html#z9

The server requires me to set some specific value for the authorization field: of the form ID:signature which they will then use to authenticate the request.

Thanks Ajay

Answer 1

Here's an example:

http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/java.net/Auth.html