Android Intent.action_view Basic Authentication

How do I pass along HTTP Basic Authentication information to Intent.ACTION_VIEW? Here's where I'm firing the intent: public class OutageListFragment extends ListFragment implements

Solution 1:

Turns out you can add HTTP headers to the Intent via a Bundle, and specifically add an Authorization header with a Base64 encoded user id.

    Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, outageURI);

    String authorization = user + ":" + password;
    String authorizationBase64 = Base64.encodeToString(authorization.getBytes(), 0);

    Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
    bundle.putString("Authorization", "Basic " + authorizationBase64);
    i.putExtra(Browser.EXTRA_HEADERS, bundle);
    Log.d(TAG, "intent:" + i.toString());

    startActivity(i);