Download a file from Remote Server(https) using powershell with credentials

Question

I'm trying to download a file from Linux server with Apache web server to Windows Server 2012 R2 using Windows PowerShell

Note: the URL is HTTPS

$source = "https://uri"
$destination = "C:\path\file.txt"
$username = "admin"
$password = "@dfkl!f"  | ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText -Force
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($username,$password)
Invoke-WebRequest $source -OutFile $destination -Credential $cred

Invoke-WebRequest : Authorization Required
This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document     requested. Either you supplied the wrong
credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the credentials required.
Apache/2.2.15 (CentOS) Server at url Port 443

When I type the credentials through browser i m able to download but through powershell it show bad credentials

Try use System.Net.WebClient + System.Net.CredentialCache as shown here - stackoverflow.com/questions/12282842/… — Kotu
– Kotu, Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 10:29
I tried with above solution but dint work... it shows 401 unauthorized error — naga4ce
– naga4ce, Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 12:01
It's seems that you need to inspect network traffic with tools like Ethereal — Kotu
– Kotu, Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 12:09
@Mathias R. Jessen I m trying in powershell so i created a same function thats shown in above answer but still same error appears — naga4ce
– naga4ce, Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 13:06

Hunter Eidson · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-20 16:10:27Z

1

I just tried this against one of my Apache/Linux boxes on a SSL page that uses Basic auth, and it seemed to work... Your mileage might vary...

$source = "https://Uri"
$destination = "C:\Foo\Bar"
$username = 'mylogin'
$password = 'reallgoodpassword'

$auth = 'Basic ' + [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($username+':'+$password ))

Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ "Accept" = "*/*"; "Authorization" = $auth } -Uri $source -Method Get

answered Feb 20, 2015 at 16:10

Hunter Eidson

1,91914 silver badges23 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

Henning Schwarten · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-17 18:03:27Z

0

try to create the passwordstring with

$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "@dfkl!f" -AsPlainText -Force

answered Feb 17, 2015 at 18:03

Henning Schwarten

112 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Download a file from Remote Server(https) using powershell with credentials

2 Answers 2

Comments

Comments

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

Comments

Comments

Linked

Related