Retrieve username/password from browser using javascript

views:

answers:

Retrieve username/password from browser using javascript

Hi,

My web server has authentication enabled. When I access my web server i get a pop-up from browser for username and password. After logged in, I want to retrieve the username from the browser using javascript. I am not using any kind of form to get the username/password. So, I am not setting any cookies also. Can we use DOM method to access the username? or any other way?

Regards, Anandan

+1 A:

As far as I know , you can't do that with javascript.

Check this link from php.net :

HTTP authentication with PHP : http://php.net/manual/en/features.http-auth.php

dejavu 2010-08-03 07:24:34

Thanks. I will read about it.

Anandan 2010-08-03 07:30:14

+1 A:

I guess you're talking about a apache directory authentication (basic/digest) ? If so you can't do that directly using javascript. You need to provide session information (username) retrived at the server side and passed to your browser. i.e (php script passing a Json object)

Kami 2010-08-03 07:25:37

yes. I am using basic auth. I will try the method you suggested. But is there any reason 'why we can't do it from java script?'

Anandan 2010-08-03 07:29:25

You can't because javascript runs on the client side not on the server.

Kami 2010-08-06 11:40:37

ansaurus

tags:

views:

answers:

Retrieve username/password from browser using javascript

related questions