curl -u equivalent in .Net WebClient class

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The question explains it all but here is some more info. I am trying to use 4sq api with C# and need to send username password pair in every request. The API documentations says that "curl -u user:pass" does the job but how can I do it with WebClient? Don't have time to inspect the traffic, maybe someone knows about it...

WebClient.Credential doesn't work by the way.

Thanks.

Should have searched before asking: webRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(authbytes)); — Élodie Petit, Oct 22 '10 at 12:33
If you found the solution, what about adding the answer yourself so others can benefit from it? :) — snemarch, Oct 22 '10 at 12:33

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 10 '10 at 11:03

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This is the solution:

webRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(authbytes));

authBytes is the password converted to byte array.

answered Nov 10 '10 at 11:03

Élodie Petit

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'Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(username/password)' got my plain-text into authbytes – bendecko Jul 18 '17 at 11:08

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 22 '10 at 12:39

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Try using a CredentialCache

answered Oct 22 '10 at 12:39

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curl -u equivalent in .Net WebClient class

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