How to Handle Windows Authentication Popups in Selenium WebDriver
Why Stack Overflow recommends it
Stack Overflow users link it when answering how to get past browser login and Windows Security popups that Selenium cannot reach, usually with an AutoIT-based workaround.
Recommended by 2 people across 2 different months, 2016 to 2018.
What it is
A 16-minute tutorial from Mukesh Otwani on handling Windows Authentication popups in Selenium WebDriver. It explains that WebDriver cannot interact with OS-level dialogs and shows how to work around this with third-party tools like AutoIT.
What people said
Recommends Razvan V. · 2016-10 · Stack Overflow · on “Can't handle chrome/firefox login popup window”
Solved for Firefox using AutoIT and following this tutorial Handle windows authentication in Selenium Webdriver [this video] .
Recommends Mike ASP · 2018-06 · Stack Overflow · on “How to handle Windows Security pop up in IE [Windows 10] using Selenium”
I have work around, might be helpful here. Let me make some comments: 1. Selenium does not have capacity to handle IE "Windows Security" pop up. Not even through "switch alert accept/ dismiss" concept. 2. You have to use third party tools such as AutoIT, this is what I used to handle IE pop up. But this tool has some limitations such as you can not lock you automation machine so you have to keep you test machine unlocked while test is in progress because of security reason (you can google it about). 3. Currently you can not even lock you machine while running IE Selenium Automation Work around is here : you may follow this link : [LINK] watch video here : [this video] 1. Download AutoIT 2. Write
Cites Ashok · 2017-05 · Stack Overflow · on “How to fill Authentication Required popup in chrome with Selenium C#”
Here is how I figured out. 1 - Added AutoIt NuGet package to project. 2 - Used as below: IWebDriver driverIE = new InternetExplorerDriver(); driverIE.Manage().Window.Maximize(); driverIE.Navigate().GoToUrl(@" [LINK] "); AutoItX.ControlFocus("Windows Security", "", "Edit1"); AutoItX.ControlSetText("Windows Security", "", "Edit1","userid"); AutoItX.ControlFocus("Windows Security", "", "Edit2"); AutoItX.ControlSetText("Windows Security", "", "Edit2", "password"); AutoItX.ControlClick("Windows Security", "", "Button2"); //Do your work. driverIE.Dispose(); Tutorials I followed. Tutorial 1 [LINK] and Tutorial 2 [this video]