Cómo gestionar inicios de sesión y autenticación usando C#

How to Convert HTML to PDF Behind Login Authentication

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The best way to deal with logins is to avoid them if possible and render HTML directly from a file or a string.

Quickstart: Convert HTML to PDF Behind Login with IronPDF

Easily convert HTML pages to PDFs, even when they're behind login forms, using IronPDF's simple and effective API. This quickstart guide shows you how to use the ChromeHttpLoginCredentials method to authenticate and retrieve protected content, ensuring a seamless conversion process. Whether you're dealing with network authentication or HTML form logins, IronPDF streamlines the process, saving you time and effort.

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  1. Install IronPDF with NuGet Package Manager

    PM > Install-Package IronPdf

  2. Copy and run this code snippet.

    new ChromePdfRenderer { LoginCredentials = new ChromeHttpLoginCredentials("username","password") }
        .RenderUrlAsPdf("https://example.com/protected")
        .SaveAs("secure.pdf");
  3. Deploy to test on your live environment

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Best Practices

IronPDF supports TLS network authentication (username and password) and .NET web apps can easily support it: ChromeHttpLoginCredentials API

The best practice is to use System.Net.WebClient or HttpClient to download the HTML and any assets. This fully supports headers, logins, and everything else you may require. Once downloaded to memory or the disk, IronPDF can turn your HTML into a PDF. Assets such as stylesheets and images can be discovered using the HtmlAgilityPack and then downloaded using the System.Net.WebClient as well.

// Download HTML content from a URL
string html;
using (WebClient client = new WebClient()) 
{
    html = client.DownloadString("http://www.google.com");
}

// Load the HTML into an HtmlDocument
HtmlDocument doc = new HtmlDocument();        
doc.LoadHtml(html);

// Iterate through all image nodes and print their src attributes
foreach(HtmlNode img in doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//img")) 
{
    Console.WriteLine(img.GetAttributeValue("src", null));
}
// Download HTML content from a URL
string html;
using (WebClient client = new WebClient()) 
{
    html = client.DownloadString("http://www.google.com");
}

// Load the HTML into an HtmlDocument
HtmlDocument doc = new HtmlDocument();        
doc.LoadHtml(html);

// Iterate through all image nodes and print their src attributes
foreach(HtmlNode img in doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//img")) 
{
    Console.WriteLine(img.GetAttributeValue("src", null));
}
' Download HTML content from a URL
Dim html As String
Using client As New WebClient()
	html = client.DownloadString("http://www.google.com")
End Using

' Load the HTML into an HtmlDocument
Dim doc As New HtmlDocument()
doc.LoadHtml(html)

' Iterate through all image nodes and print their src attributes
For Each img As HtmlNode In doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//img")
	Console.WriteLine(img.GetAttributeValue("src", Nothing))
Next img
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Por favor notaAny relative Url can be rebased to an absolute url using an overloaded constructor for the System.Uri class. To rebase any relative paths in an entire HTML document, add a <base> tag to the header using HtmlAgilityPack. Example.

Login using Network Authentication

Most ASP.NET applications support network authentication, which is more reliable than HTML form posting.

:path=/static-assets/pdf/content-code-examples/how-to/logins-username-password.cs
using IronPdf;
using System;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer
{
    // setting login credentials to bypass basic authentication
    LoginCredentials = new ChromeHttpLoginCredentials()
    {
        NetworkUsername = "testUser",
        NetworkPassword = "testPassword"
    }
};

var uri = new Uri("http://localhost:51169/Invoice");

// Render web URL to PDF
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf(uri);

// Export PDF
pdf.SaveAs("UrlToPdfExample.Pdf");
Imports IronPdf
Imports System

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer With {
	.LoginCredentials = New ChromeHttpLoginCredentials() With {
		.NetworkUsername = "testUser",
		.NetworkPassword = "testPassword"
	}
}

Private uri = New Uri("http://localhost:51169/Invoice")

' Render web URL to PDF
Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf(uri)

' Export PDF
pdf.SaveAs("UrlToPdfExample.Pdf")
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Login using an HTML Form

To log in by sending data to an HTML form may also be achieved using the ChromeHttpLoginCredentials class, as in the previous example. See IronPDF's ChromeHttpLoginCredentials API.

Please Consider:

  • The login data must be posted to the URL specified in the HTML form's ACTION attribute. This should be set as the *LoginFormUrl* attribute of the HttpLoginCredentials. This may vary from the URL you actually want to render as a PDF.
  • The data to be sent should represent every input and textarea in the HTML form. The name attributes define the name of each variable (not the id, as is commonly misunderstood).
  • Some websites may actively protect against this kind of machine login.

MVC

The following workaround allows a .NET MVC view to be rendered programmatically to a string, which is very useful in avoiding MVC logins yet rendering a view faithfully.

// Converts an MVC partial view to a string
public static string RenderPartialViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewPath, object model = null)
{
    try
    {
        // Set the model
        var context = controller.ControllerContext;
        controller.ViewData.Model = model;

        using (var sw = new StringWriter())
        {
            // Find the partial view
            var viewResult = ViewEngines.Engines.FindPartialView(context, viewPath);

            if (viewResult.View == null)
            {
                throw new Exception($"Partial view {viewPath} could not be found.");
            }

            // Create a view context
            var viewContext = new ViewContext(context, viewResult.View, context.Controller.ViewData, context.Controller.TempData, sw);

            // Render the view
            viewResult.View.Render(viewContext, sw);
            viewResult.ViewEngine.ReleaseView(context, viewResult.View);

            return sw.GetStringBuilder().ToString();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        // Return error message if there is an exception
        return ex.Message;
    }
}
// Converts an MVC partial view to a string
public static string RenderPartialViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewPath, object model = null)
{
    try
    {
        // Set the model
        var context = controller.ControllerContext;
        controller.ViewData.Model = model;

        using (var sw = new StringWriter())
        {
            // Find the partial view
            var viewResult = ViewEngines.Engines.FindPartialView(context, viewPath);

            if (viewResult.View == null)
            {
                throw new Exception($"Partial view {viewPath} could not be found.");
            }

            // Create a view context
            var viewContext = new ViewContext(context, viewResult.View, context.Controller.ViewData, context.Controller.TempData, sw);

            // Render the view
            viewResult.View.Render(viewContext, sw);
            viewResult.ViewEngine.ReleaseView(context, viewResult.View);

            return sw.GetStringBuilder().ToString();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        // Return error message if there is an exception
        return ex.Message;
    }
}
' Converts an MVC partial view to a string
<System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension> _
Public Function RenderPartialViewToString(ByVal controller As Controller, ByVal viewPath As String, Optional ByVal model As Object = Nothing) As String
	Try
		' Set the model
		Dim context = controller.ControllerContext
		controller.ViewData.Model = model

		Using sw = New StringWriter()
			' Find the partial view
			Dim viewResult = ViewEngines.Engines.FindPartialView(context, viewPath)

			If viewResult.View Is Nothing Then
				Throw New Exception($"Partial view {viewPath} could not be found.")
			End If

			' Create a view context
			Dim viewContext As New ViewContext(context, viewResult.View, context.Controller.ViewData, context.Controller.TempData, sw)

			' Render the view
			viewResult.View.Render(viewContext, sw)
			viewResult.ViewEngine.ReleaseView(context, viewResult.View)

			Return sw.GetStringBuilder().ToString()
		End Using
	Catch ex As Exception
		' Return error message if there is an exception
		Return ex.Message
	End Try
End Function
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Ready to see what else you can do? Check out our tutorial page here: Convert PDFs

Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Cómo puedo convertir HTML a PDF sin requerir autenticación de inicio de sesión?

Para convertir HTML a PDF sin autenticación de inicio de sesión, renderice el HTML directamente desde un archivo o una cadena usando IronPDF. Este método evita completamente la necesidad de autenticación.

¿Cuáles son los pasos iniciales para convertir HTML a PDF en C#?

Comience descargando la biblioteca C# IronPDF desde NuGet. Una vez instalada, puede usar sus métodos para renderizar documentos HTML a PDF directamente, incluso manejando escenarios con autenticación de inicio de sesión.

¿Qué herramientas se recomiendan para descargar contenido HTML de forma segura para la conversión a PDF?

Utilice System.Net.WebClient o HttpClient para descargar contenido HTML y activos como hojas de estilo e imágenes. Estas herramientas soportan encabezados e inicios de sesión. HtmlAgilityPack se puede usar para gestionar el descubrimiento de activos y garantizar que todos los recursos necesarios se descarguen.

¿Cómo maneja IronPDF la autenticación de red para convertir HTML a PDF?

IronPDF soporta autenticación de red TLS con la propiedad LoginCredentials, proporcionando un método seguro para manejar la autenticación en aplicaciones ASP.NET.

¿Es posible realizar autenticación de formularios HTML usando IronPDF?

Sí, puede usar la clase ChromeHttpLoginCredentials de IronPDF para manejar la autenticación de formularios HTML. Asegúrese de que los datos de inicio de sesión se envíen a la URL correcta según lo especificado en el atributo ACTION del formulario.

¿Cómo puedo evitar la autenticación de inicio de sesión MVC al convertir vistas a PDF?

Puede renderizar programáticamente una vista MVC a una cadena, lo que le permite evitar inicios de sesión MVC mientras asegura una representación precisa de la vista.

¿Qué precauciones deben tomarse al usar la autenticación de formularios HTML para la conversión a PDF?

Asegúrese de que todos los campos de formulario y áreas de texto estén correctamente representados en los datos publicados utilizando sus atributos de nombre. Tenga en cuenta que algunos sitios web pueden tener protecciones para evitar inicios de sesión automatizados.

¿IronPDF es totalmente compatible con .NET 10 al usar credenciales de inicio de sesión para convertir URL protegidas a PDF?

Sí, IronPDF es totalmente compatible con .NET 10, incluido el uso de ChromeHttpLoginCredentials para la autenticación basada en formularios y redes al representar URL protegidas en PDF.([ironpdf.com](https://ironpdf.com/blog/net-help/net-10-features/?utm_source=openai))

Curtis Chau
Escritor Técnico

Curtis Chau tiene una licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación (Carleton University) y se especializa en el desarrollo front-end con experiencia en Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript y React. Apasionado por crear interfaces de usuario intuitivas y estéticamente agradables, disfruta trabajando con frameworks modernos y creando manuales bien ...

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