Windows.Web.Http.HttpClient Authorization header without scheme.

Question

I have a winrt app and a Windows.Web.Http.HttpClient

I want to set its Authorization header without using a scheme. My code is as below.

HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new HttpCredentialsHeaderValue("Scheme", "mytoken");

This will result in this Authorization: Scheme mytoken

What I want is this Authorization: mytoken

The problem is that the Constuctor of HttpCredentialsHeaderValue has to take a scheme argument and that scheme cannot be String.empty

Is there a way I can achieve this result?

stackoverflow.com/a/11420667/95190 Your format isn't valid per spec. Can you change the server? — WiredPrairie
– WiredPrairie, Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 10:46
Thanks for your answer @WiredPrairie . I understand why the HttpClient works that way now. However the server is beyond my control. Do you know of a way to format the Authorization header ommiting the scheme? — Corcus
– Corcus, Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 14:33

kiewic · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-11 16:49:19Z

4

Try:

HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAppendWithoutValidation(
    "Authorization",
     "mytoken");

answered Sep 11, 2015 at 16:49

kiewic

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