Using Basic Authentication in Firefox Browser

Question

I am using firefox running from the command line in a script to take snapshots of pages. These pages have basic HTTP authentication. Using:

firefox http://user: [e-mail] 

A dialog box will appear, or authentication does not work at all.

Is there a way to make Firefox open a page without showing a dialog?

Answer 1

Open the about:config page in firefox. Create a new Integer key (right-click-> New-> Integer): network.http.phishy-userpass-length with a value of 255 .

Answer 2

For me, this makes a difference in the world by adding a slash to the end of the context root. Without a slash, a popup window opens. With a slash, it registers as expected.

http://username: [e-mail] /login → does not work http://username: [e-mail] /login/ → works

firefox version 19.0