title: Adding a username/password to a URL
body: <p>I have a web address that I'm trying to add functionality for username/password to be included. </p>
  
  <p>This is not a super secure website, but it is on an 'https' because other than the one username/password that's used by everybody in the organization, it's very secure to the outside world. It's an online school website portal login. </p>
  
  <p>I've tried this... </p>
  
  <pre><code>Username:PassWord1@university.edu/portal/server.pt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and this...</p>
  
  <pre><code>https://xxx.university.edu/portal/server.pt?userName=SomeUser&amp;password=somePassword
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>(Thanks Ali B)</p>
  
  <p>...but that doesn't work. My understanding is that MS fixed a bug that allowed this to happen after IE6. </p>
  
  <p>Any chance of a workaround out there? </p>
  
  <p>Reason is that after so many people try to log into it, it locks out anybody trying to attempt a login, and when the whole organization can't log in, that's a problem. </p>
  
  <h2>Thoughts?</h2>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong> It should be known that this address will be accessed on IE8 only. It's our corporate browser.</p>