Nodejs script that is the simplest possible way to log into a remote server with basic authentication.

connect.coffee

http = require("http")

uname = "uname"
pword = "pword"

options =
  host: "server_name_or_ip"
  port: 80
  path: "/path/to/page.aspx"
  headers:
    Authorization: "Basic " + new Buffer(uname + ":" + pword).toString("base64")

request = http.get(options, (res) ->
  body = ""
  res.on "data", (data) ->
    body += data

  res.on "end", ->
    console.log body

  res.on "error", (e) ->
    console.log "Got error: " + e.message
)

connect.js

var http = require('http');

var uname = 'uname';
var pword = 'pword';

var options = {
    host: 'server_name_or_ip',
    port: 80,
    path: '/path/to/page.aspx',
    headers: {
     'Authorization': 'Basic ' + new Buffer(uname + ':' + pword).toString('base64')
   }         
};

request = http.get(options, function(res){
    var body = "";
    
    res.on('data', function(data) {
        body += data;
    });
    
    res.on('end', function() {
        console.log(body);
    })
    
    res.on('error', function(e) {
        console.log("Got error: " + e.message);
    });
});