Passing user and password in URL doesn't work - html

Question

I have some URL like this : X.XXX.XXX.XXX:10080
I tried to add a user and password in this url like this: http://OLM:OLM794$#X.XXX.XXX.XXX:10080
User = OLM
Psw = OLM794$
And it doesn't work
Also when I run : curl http://OLM:OLM794$#X.XXX.XXX.XXX:10080 it shows me :
curl: (6) Could not resolve host:OLM:OLM794X.XXX.XXX.XXX, it removes $# and the port :10080
When I try : curl -u OLM X.XXX.XXX.XXX:10080 then I enter the password, it works, Im able to connecte to that server.
My need is to call my url with user and password like this:
http://OLM:OLM794$#X.XXX.XXX.XXX:10080
But it doesn't work.
I read this solution : Using cURL with a username and password? but I haven't found solution
Have you an idea why ?

Answer 1

It would seem curl parses and reconstructs the URL, leaving out characters that it thinks are illegal. For me, the same command gives a different error though.. It could be that your curl version differs from mine.
$ curl -v http://OLM:OLM794$#127.0.0.1:10000
* Rebuilt URL to: http://OLM:OLM794127.0.0.1:10000/
* Port number ended with 'O'
* Closing connection -1
curl: (3) Port number ended with 'O'
The solution is quite trivial, just url-escape the $ symbol: %24:
$ curl http://OLM:OLM794%24#127.0.0.1:10000
According to RFC1738, the dollar-sign was allowed as an unreserved character and could be directly used, but this old RFC has since been updated many times. RFC3986, for example, does not mention it as an unreserved character anymore. This means the $ symbol has received a special meaning and should be encoded in any URL where it does not serve the function it was given.