HTTP Basic Auth escape password

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HTTP Basic Auth escape password - rhwood - 2015-08-12 22:03

I am attempting to use HTTP(S) basic authentication to control access to a PXE boot menu in an iPXE script:

Code:

#!ipxe

dhcp || exit

login || exit

boot https://${username:uristring}:${password:uristring}@${net0.dhcp/next-server}/pxe/menu.php || exit

Passwords with the commercial at symbol (@) fail because the at symbol is not being escaped. How can I escape it?

RE: HTTP Basic Auth escape password - mcb30 - 2015-08-25 14:16

(2015-08-12 22:03)rhwood Wrote:

Code:

boot https://${username:uristring}:${password:uristring}@${net0.dhcp/next-server}/pxe/menu.php ||

Passwords with the commercial at symbol (@) fail because the at symbol is not being escaped. How can I escape it?

Your syntax is correct. The latest commit http://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git/commitdiff/ba36953 should fix the problem.

Michael