Re: Web login

[Mads Kiilerich <mads kiilerich com>]

Peteris Krisjanis wrote, On 04/13/2010 01:10 PM:
> 2010/4/13 Mads Kiilerich<mads kiilerich com>:
>    
> > As far as I know NetworkManager has no clever support for login to networks
> > that seems open but requires login on a web page before it routes anywhere.
> > No matter what you are going to use the connection for you thus have to open
> > a browser and login before you can do your non-browser-based
> > mail/chat/ssh/whatever work. It could be very nice if NM could make that
> > more smooth somehow.
> >
> > Google finds a student that made a fine attempt:
> > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2008-December/msg00115.html
> > http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/NetworkManager_Web_Authentication
> >
> > Clever hacks are also possible in some cases:
> > http://prematureoptimization.org/blog/archives/107
> >
> > Are there any plans, dreams, thoughts, progress or other info in this area?
> >
> > /Mads
> >      
> Of course, such functionality would be kinda cool. I could imagine it like this:
> a) user connects to open network with web interface for username and password;
> b) NetworkManager detects it,

But how?

> and offers to enter username and
> password and remembers it using gnome-keyring;
> c) Next time it logins automatically;
>
> It would request to use libsoup propably for entering user data in
> actual page. Also detection of such page could require some smart
> hacks, but I think it is doable.
>    

Many such systems probably use javascript and other ugly stuff, so I 
doubt libsoup will be a general solution. I think that opening a browser 
when needed is all we can hope for. Libsoup when possible could be a 
nice optimization though.

/Mads