Using autoIT for authentication in Katalon Studio

WebUI.authenticate keyword in Katalon Studio would work well on Firefox browser, but the function might not work on other browsers due to unknown reasons. This guide will provide you a workaround solution for handling authentication on different browsers is using autoIT.

This would be applicable for Chrome, Firefox and Edge.

Requirements

• Get the latest version of Katalon Studio: https://www.katalon.com/

• Install autoIT (Autoit Full Installation and AutoIt Script Editor) at https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/

3. Steps Details:

1. Working with AutoIt file:

• Proceed to edit credential to your own account:

  • Open autoIt Script Editor (SciTE)

  • Open (or create new) autoit file with contents:

Note:

Change your own credential at "Username" and "Password" fields

WinWaitActive("","Authentication Required","10")
WinFlash("", "Authentication Required",4,500)
If WinExists("","Authentication Required") Then
  Send("Username{TAB}")
  Send("Password{Enter}")
ElseIf WinExists("","Chrome Legacy Window")Then
  Send("Username{TAB}")
  Send("Password{Enter}")
ElseIf WinExists("","Windows Security") Then
  Send("Username{TAB}")
  Send("Password{Enter}")
EndIf

• Save this file to your desired location. You would have a file with *au3 format. Right click on file and select "Compile Script" option to create .exe file.

  b. Adding steps to call autoIt (*.exe) file in Katalon Studio Script Mode

WebUI.openBrowser('') 
autoit_prj = '[your_autoit_file_path].exe' 
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(autoit_prj) 
Thread.sleep(3000);
WebUI.navigateToUrl('Your test site url')

For example:

WebUI.openBrowser('')
 
//Sample path. Change it to your saved location of autoIT script
autoit_prj = 'D:\\PS-Katalon\\AutoIT\\Authentication_Custom.exe'
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(autoit_prj)
Thread.sleep(3000);
 
//Sample URL. Please change it to your authentication URL
WebUI.navigateToUrl('http://the-internet.herokuapp.com/basic_auth')

Now it's all done. You can run your test case to see how it works.