Looks like POST is being used: <FORM name="login" action="j_security_check" METHOD=POST>
The post parameters are the Input fields on the form, which look to be called j_username and j_password. However, you might find it easiest to record a sample login using the JMeter Proxy server. S. 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 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]