How to remotely login to a Jenkins server using Java?

Question

I\'m trying to login remotely to a Jenkins server using Java.

I didn\'t found some documentation on how this should be securely done.

For my local server usi

Answer 1

The Http/Html way is the most cumbersome! I would use jenkins cli or remote api. If you still insist using Java with http then you need to use basic http-authentication and if you plan on trigger more steps inside jenkins use a proper Http/Html Java library like Java-Selenium or HttpUnit.

Best and simple solution for using http basic auth in Java I found here: Http Basic Authentication in Java using HttpClient?

• Also check, if your use case can be covered by jenkins cli: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Jenkins+CLI

  How to use jenkins cli from the command line:

  java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s yourserver.com help [command]

  The cli works with username & password and also can handle certificates for https connection.

• Also check the Remote API: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Remote+access+API