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Server-side authorization in JMeter

How to handle server-side authorization with JMeter? Well, this is probably one of the most popular questions amid the novices implementing JMeter tests. It is very straightforward to pass credentials in the POST request if this type of authorization is implemented on application side. But what if we have authorization configured on Apache web server? It is showing us a pop-up demanding user and password every time we try to access the application. However it is very easy to handle, you just need to use JMeter HTTP Authorization Manager. You can do this in two steps:
  1. Add authorization manager to your thread group: Add -> Config Element -> HTTP Authorization Manager.
  2. Set application URL, username and password fields.
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