Flex 3 - how to support HTTP Authentication URLRequest?

Question

I have a Flex file upload script that uses URLRequest to upload files to a server. I want to add support for http authentication (password protected directories on the serve

Answer 1

var service : HTTPService  = new HTTPService ();
var encoder:Base64Encoder = new Base64Encoder();
encoder.insertNewLines = false;
encoder.encode("user:password");

service.headers = {Authorization:"Basic " + encoder.toString()};
service.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
service.request = new URLVariables("name=John+Doe");
service.addEventListener(FaultEvent.FAULT,error_handler );
service.addEventListener(ResultEvent.RESULT,result_handler);
service.url = 'http://blah.blah.xml?'+UIDUtil.createUID();
service.send();