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/** * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may * not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain * a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations * under the License. * * @package com.tripit.auth * @copyright Copyright © 2008-2012, TripIt, Inc. */ package com.tripit.auth; import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64; import org.apache.http.client.methods.*; public class WebAuthCredential extends Credential { protected String username; protected String password; public WebAuthCredential(String username, String password) { this.username = username; this.password = password; } public void authorize(HttpRequestBase request) throws Exception { request.addHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + new String(Base64.encodeBase64(new String(this.username + ":" + this.password).getBytes()))); } }