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Testing the Internet

Basic Authentication

What you'll learn

In this video, you’ll discover how to handle one of the most common challenges in web automation: basic authentication. Instead of having your tests fail when a login pop-up appears, you’ll see how Leapwork makes it easy to pass credentials securely and validate successful login. All without writing code.

Note: To build the same automation flows demonstrated in the video, use this test website
👉https://the-internet.herokuapp.com. It includes all the sample test cases you need to practice and create your own automation in Leapwork.

Key lessons

  • How to set up a flow that handles login pop-ups automatically.
  • How to pass username and password directly through the URL using Leapwork blocks.
  • How to validate a successful login by capturing and checking confirmation messages.
  • How to run and monitor the entire flow step by step to ensure reliability.

Additional resources

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