Add the request headers (as in the code), where userService is an HTTPService, baseUrl is the page you need to be authorized to use, and auth is the username:password (I'm assuming - I got this example from here: http://geekzguru.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/howto-add-basic- authentication-header-to-httpservice/
Also check the Adobe TechNote here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do? externalId=kb403184&sliceId=2 <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.utils.Base64Encoder; import mx.controls.Alert; private var baseUrl:String = "http://phprestsql.sourceforge.net/tutorial/user";; private var auth:String = "p126371rw:demo"; private function init():void{ var encoder : Base64Encoder = new Base64Encoder(); encoder.encode(auth); userService.headers["Authorization"] = "Basic " + encoder.toString(); deleteUser(); } ]]> </mx:Script> Please not - I googled for this and found everything above - I've never tried it - so I have no clue if it actually works... :D --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "wdsnapper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone out there understand how to get Flex working with a simple Basic Auth protected > REST API? If not is there a fundamental reason why this does not work in Flex? It seems > like such a core basic (no pun intended) piece of functionality for a Flex app to hook up to > an existing XML based service to provide a new view. > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "wdsnapper" <wdsnapper@> wrote: > > > > I'm trying to access a basic auth protected site from Flex and not having any success. I > see > > that you can no longer add the "Authorization" header as you could over a year ago. > > > > The setCredentials and setRemoteCredentials methods in the HTTPService class seem > like > > they should do the trick but I've had no luck with them. > > > > Does someone out there have a pointer to a functional example showing how to use > Basic > > Auth from Flex? I've seen a lot of posts in this forum but have been unable to find a > solution. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > >
