HTTP POST and GET using authentication cookie

[tony_raimo2]

I'm trying to post data to a URL, but first I need to authenticate. The steps are as follows:

HTTP POST to https://www.xxxx.com/LOGIN passing username and password

Get cookie that is passed back

HTTP GET from https://www.xxxx.com/LOGIN using auth cookie

HTTP POST to https://www.xxxx.com/postdata.aspx using auth cookie

I can capture the auth cookie that is returned in the first post using

http_client->PROPERTYTYPE_ACCEPT_COOKIE = http_client->CO_ENABLED .

CALL METHOD: http_client->response->get_cookies( changing cookies = lt_cookies ).

Then I pass the cookie to the next POST like this:

loop at lt_cookies into ls_cookies.

CALL METHOD http_client->request->SET_COOKIE

exporting

NAME = ls_cookies-name

PATH = ls_cookies-path

VALUE = ls_cookies-value

• DOMAIN = ls_cookies-xdomain

EXPIRES = ls_cookies-expires

SECURE = ls_cookies-secure.

endloop.

what I see happening in the ICM logs is that the cookie value that I get back from the first call is NOT URL Encoded. However, when I pass the cookie to the next request the cookie is URL encoded and the POST fails with a 403 errror.

This is the cookie value returned in first call:

erptest:2011-01-29-15-22-21:2011-01-30-15-22-21::7da37b826abd4f86dcf9ac5e5304b880:1

This is the cookie value passed to the next call:

erptest%3a2011-01-29-15-22-21%3a2011-01-30-15-22-21%3a%3a7da37b826abd4f86dcf9ac5e5304b880%3a1

Anybody know how to properly pass a cookie to a POST without it being URL encoded

Thank you,

Edited by: Tony Raimo on Jan 29, 2011 9:55 PM

Edited by: Tony Raimo on Jan 29, 2011 10:02 PM

[tony_raimo2]

Here is the answer. check out note 1160362. Basically, you need to set parameter ict/disable_cookie_urlencoding = 1

[Former Member]

Hi Tony,

I have a scenario which is exactly similar to the above post from your end. Request your help for the same.

I too have 2 urls; one for authenticating and another for posting the data. I have been able to successfully authenticate and in receiving 4 cookies in response.

However, being unfamiliar with the steps required for HTTP post and how the cookies are to be passed for the next url, I am not able to post the data to the 2nd URL. Could you please advise on the same.

Thank you,

Charles