[Web4lib] creating a link that bypasses username and password page

[John Fitzgibbon]

Hi,

We use WinU on our Internet PCs.

We wish to add a button, in WinU, that launches Internet Explorer but
opens a page that is password protected. We are legally entitled to use
this page from within our library.

We know the web page that 'acts' on the form. It uses the http protocol,
not SSL. The form uses the post method. We know the field names for user
name and password and what the values for those fields should be.

Can this information be included in the parameter line or alternatively
can it be embedded in the URL?

I would rather solve the problem without creating a web page wherein the
form is hidden and automatically submitted. Such a page would have to be
stored on each PC and this is cumbersome; storing it on the web would
not be legal as anyone can access the resource.

The company is not offering IP authentication.

Any suggestions would be very welcome.

Regards
John

John Fitzgibbon

p: 00 353 91 562471
f: 00 353 91 565039
w: http://www.galwaylibrary.ie 

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