HttpWebRequest pass credentials to next HttpWebRequest

Question

I am logging into a page using HttpWebRequest and getting some information. I then use that information to create a new HttpWebRequest to get some more information. I do not

Answer 1

This is a really old question and I know it states no WebClient but I will post here for everyone who comes across this from Google. The original concept is not my code. I do not know where I originally found it.

using (WebClientEx client = new WebClientEx())
{
  client.IntTimeout = intTimeout;
  client.DownloadString(strReportUrlPrefix + strReportUrlQuery);

  NameValueCollection auth = new NameValueCollection
  {
    { "j_username", strReportUsername},
    { "j_password", strReportPassword}
  };

  byte[] data = client.UploadValues(strReportUrlPrefix + "j_security_check", auth);

  // LOGIC HERE WITH DATA
}

WebClientEx Class:

public class WebClientEx : WebClient
{
  private CookieContainer _cookieContainer = new CookieContainer();
  public int IntTimeout { get; set; }

  protected override WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri address)
  {
    WebRequest request = base.GetWebRequest(address);
    if (request != null)
      request.Timeout = IntTimeout;

    if (request is HttpWebRequest)
      (request as HttpWebRequest).CookieContainer = _cookieContainer;

    return request;
  }
}