Connecting to remote URL which requires authentication using Java

Question

How do I connect to a remote URL in Java which requires authentication. I\'m trying to find a way to modify the following code to be able to programatically provide a userna

Answer 1

There's a native and less intrusive alternative, which works only for your call.

URL url = new URL(“location address”);
URLConnection uc = url.openConnection();
String userpass = username + ":" + password;
String basicAuth = "Basic " + new String(Base64.getEncoder().encode(userpass.getBytes()));
uc.setRequestProperty ("Authorization", basicAuth);
InputStream in = uc.getInputStream();