Question

I am using the below code in iPhone application for authentication with the server over https.

Authentication is happening on the web browser,but when I am trying to authenticate from iPhone application, the server response code in 404.
Using the below code, authentication is happening successfully from iPhone application over http.

So I want to know is there any major change for authentication over https in iOS 5.

My code is as below.

-(void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection willSendRequestForAuthenticationChallenge:(NSURLAuthenticationChallenge *)challenge
{
   if ([challenge.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod isEqualToString:NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust])
   {
       if ([challenge.protectionSpace.host isEqualToString:MY_PROTECTION_SPACE_HOST])
       {
           [challenge.sender useCredential:[NSURLCredential credentialForTrust:challenge.protectionSpace.serverTrust] forAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];
       }

       [challenge.sender continueWithoutCredentialForAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];
   }
   else if ([challenge.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod isEqualToString:NSURLAuthenticationMethodHTTPBasic])
   {
      if ([challenge previousFailureCount] == 0)
      {
          NSURLCredential *newCredential;

          newCredential = [NSURLCredential credentialWithUser:@"username"
                        password:@"password"
                        persistence:NSURLCredentialPersistenceForSession];

          [[challenge sender] useCredential:newCredential forAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];
      }
      else
      {
          [[challenge sender] cancelAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];


          NSLog (@"failed authentication");

         
      }
  }
}

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

For authentication over https you can try this code.
For more details you can download the source code from http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119961327,descCd-DOWNLOAD.html and see the iHotelApp in that.

self.networkQueue = [ASINetworkQueue queue];
  [self.networkQueue setMaxConcurrentOperationCount:6];
  [self.networkQueue setDelegate:self];
  [self.networkQueue go];

  ASIFormDataRequest *request = [ASIFormDataRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:LOGIN_URL]];

    [request setUsername:loginName];
    [request setPassword:password]; 

  [request setDelegate:self];

    [request setDidFinishSelector:@selector(loginDone:)];
    [request setDidFailSelector:@selector(loginFailed:)];   

    [self.networkQueue addOperation:request];