I'm coding a Firefox extension and want to get Basic Authentication information for a website (or for the current document).
How can I get Basic Authentication Information in a Firefox Extension?
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A:
I couldn't find an exact answer and don't have time to experiment now, but it seems that the only way is to manually examine headers using NsIHttpChannel.
EDIT: Ok, I've found nsIHttpAuthManager:
This service provides access to cached HTTP authentication user credentials (domain, username, password) for sites visited during the current browser session.
Looks like exactly what you need.
Eugene Morozov
2009-03-13 15:12:42
I assume for this I have to carry out a test request, but it should be already in Firefox's memory. I'm trying to avoid extra requests actually.
dr. evil
2009-03-13 18:09:52
I didn't find any exception working with user credentials, but while looking for it, found nsIHttpAuthManager interface.
Eugene Morozov
2009-03-13 21:47:26