that means the login is form based.
basic authentication is when the browser pops-up a login prompt.
just add the request parameters to the sampler and it should work. to
verify, you can add a listener like view results in tree and see what
the server returns
peter
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:30:50 -0500, Li, Charles
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How can I tell?
> The login page has fields for me to enter username and password.
>
> Thanks,
> Charles Li
>
> This is the source of the page:
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> <html lang="en">
> <HEAD>
> <TITLE>OTN WebStore Login Page</TITLE>
> <LINK rel="stylesheet" href="includes/styles.css" type=
> "text/css">
>
> <!-- To prevent caching -->
>
> <SCRIPT>
> function submitForm() {
> var frm = document.login;
>
> // Check if all the required fields have been entered by the user before
> // submitting the form
> if( frm.j_username.value == "" ) {
> alert("Please enter your Username");
> frm.j_username.focus();
> return ;
> }
>
> if( frm.j_password.value == "" ) {
> alert("Please enter your password");
> frm.j_password.focus();
> return ;
> }
> frm.submit();
> }
> </SCRIPT>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY>
> <FORM name="login" action="j_security_check" METHOD=POST>
> <TABLE border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width=
> "100%" valign="top">
> <TR>
> <TD><img src="images/vsmLogo.gif" border="0"></TD>
> </TABLE>
> <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding=
> "1" bgcolor="white">
> <TR bgcolor="#838357">
> <TD align="left" width="76%"> <A href=
> "main.do?login=true" class="WhiteText">Home</A></TD>
> </TR>
> <TR bgcolor="#DFDFBF">
> <TD width="76%" class="BlueText"> Welcome
> to OTN WebStore </TD> </TR>
>
> </TABLE>
>
> <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding=
> "1" bgcolor="white">
> <!--
> <TR>
> <TD align="right" class="SubHeading">Sign in with your username and
> password to continue </TD>
> </TR>
> -->
> <TR>
> <TD width="70%" valign="top">
> <P> </P>
> <BLOCKQUOTE>
> <P class="BlueBold"> New to OTN WebStore ?</P>
> <P class="BlackText"><A href=
> "registration.do?command=displayForm" class="Link"> Sign Up
> Now</A> to enjoy unrivalled online shopping experience</P>
> </BLOCKQUOTE>
> <DIV style="margin-left: 4em">
> <BLOCKQUOTE>
> <P class="BlueText">At OTN WebStore you will find</P>
> </BLOCKQUOTE>
> <UL class="BlackText">
> <LI>What you need. Fast.</LI>
> <LI>Exceptional choice.</LI>
> <LI>Great deals.</LI>
> </UL>
> </DIV>
> </TD>
> <TD width="30%" valign="top">
> <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0"
> cellpadding="1" bgcolor="#B3B18E">
> <TR>
> <TD align="top">
> <TABLE width="100%" bgcolor="#F0F0E6" border="0"
> cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" height="128">
> <TR>
> <TD>
> <CENTER>
> <B class="bluebold"><FONT size=
> "+1">Existing WebStore Users</FONT></B><BR>
> <FONT size="-1">Enter your username/ password
> here</FONT>
> </CENTER>
> <br>
> <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing=
> "0" cellpadding="5">
> <TR align="center">
> <TD align="right" class="Prompt"> User Name</TD>
> <TD align="left">
> <INPUT type="text"
> name="j_username" maxlength=20>
> </TD>
> </TR>
> <TR align="center">
> <TD align="right" class="Prompt"> Password</TD>
> <TD align="left">
> <INPUT type="password"
> name="j_password" maxlength=20 >
> </TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> <BR>
> <CENTER>
> <A HREF="javascript:submitForm()"><img
> src="images/buttons/signup.gif" border="0"></A>
> <br>
> <A
> href="notifypasswordform.do"
> class="HeaderLink">Forgot your password? Click here
> to proceed</A>
> <P><A
> href="changepasswordform.do"
> class="HeaderLink">Change your password? Click here
> to proceed</A></P>
> </CENTER>
> </TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> </TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> </TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> </FORM>
>
> <IMG src="images/line.gif" width="100%" height="12">
> <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"
> bgcolor="white">
> <TR>
> <TD align="left"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="-2">
> Number of visitors:4</FONT> </TD>
> <TD align="center"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="-2">
>
> <A href="guestbook.do" class="HeaderLink">Questions, Comments,
> Suggestions ? Let us know your views through guest book</A>.</FONT>
> </TD>
> <TD align="right" class="BlackSmall"><A href="terms.do"
> class="HeaderLink">
> Terms of Use</A></TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> <br>
> <b><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="-2"> Powered by <font color="red" size="-2"><i>Oracle Application
> Server Containers for J2EE 10g (9.0.4.1.0)</i></font></font></b>
>
> </BODY>
> </html>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Lin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:27 AM
> To: JMeter Users List
> Subject: Re: how to pass in username and password for load testing?
>
> is the authentication form based or http protcol based.
>
> in other words. is the username passed as request parameters, or
> basic authentication?
>
> peter
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:24:42 -0500, Li, Charles
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a sample application that I want to use for load test with JMeter.
> > How do I pass in username and password to test pages that are protected by
> > authentication?
> >
> > In the source, I have the following:
> > ====================================
> > if( frm.j_username.value == "" ) {
> > alert("Please enter your Username");
> > frm.j_username.focus();
> > return ;
> > }
> >
> > if( frm.j_password.value == "" ) {
> > alert("Please enter your password");
> > frm.j_password.focus();
> > return ;
> > ====================================
> >
> > I added the following parameter:
> > frm.j_username.value=electowner
> > frm.j_password.value=welcome
> >
> > But, first I want to test that it actually reads the username and password,
> > so I did this:
> >
> > I try it on the browser and it did not read the username and password.
> >
> (http://server:port/vsm/authownerhome.do?frm.j_username.value=electowner&frm.
> > j_password.value=welcome)
> >
> > How should I pass in the username and password?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Charles Li
>
>
> >
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