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Google Login Interface
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:48 pm
by camhabib
Here is situation: I have a database with Google usernames and passwords. I need some way to either a) bypass the Google login screen by submitting those usernames and passwords directly or b) pre-populate the Google login form with the stored usernames and passwords. I have been in touch with a Google engineer and there is apparently no such API available. Any suggestions or help on how to get this done would be greatly appreciated.
Re: Google Login Interface
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:00 pm
by Phix
Sounds like a huge security nightmare, which is probably why no such API exists.
You can do the latter with some javascript I'm sure. Still sounds iffy.
Re: Google Login Interface
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:28 pm
by JNettles
Most sites worth their salt with forms like these have a hidden input in their HTML code - a randomly generated token that is checked by the server and acts like a key for processing. This prevents people from doing exactly what you're trying to do - which is post foreign data to their processing routines. Unless you can get the algorithm that generates their token you're out of luck automatically logging people in.