Missing Basic HTTP authentication entry in HTTP request header

Question

I have the following code:

WebClient client = new WebClient();
String un = \"Username\";
String pw = \"Password\";
client.Credentials =  new System.Net.Netwo         


        

Answer 1

Try the old fashioned way:

string credentials = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(un + ":" + pw));
client.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.Authorization] = "Basic " + credentials;

IIRC WebClient doesn't send the Authorization request header until it gets a challenge from the server with 401.