SET_AUTHENTICATION Procedure

This procedure sets HTTP authentication information in the HTTP request header. The Web server needs this information to authorize the request.

Syntax

UTL_HTTP.set_authentication(

r  IN OUT NOCOPY req,
username  IN VARCHAR2,
password  IN VARCHAR2,
scheme    IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'Basic',
for_proxy IN BOOLEAN  DEFAULT FALSE);

Parameters

Table 78-28 shows the parameters for the SET_AUTHENTICATION procedure.

Table 78-28 SET_AUTHENTICATION Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
r (IN/OUT)	The HTTP request
username (IN)	The username for the HTTP authentication
password (IN)	The password for the HTTP authentication
scheme (IN)	The HTTP authentication scheme. The default, BASIC, denotes the HTTP Basic Authentication scheme.
for_proxy (IN)	Identifies if the HTTP authentication information is for access to the HTTP proxy server instead of the Web server. Default is FALSE.

Usage Notes

Only the HTTP Basic Authentication scheme is supported.