Invoke-WebRequest with JSP forms

Question

Hi everyone,
I am a newbie with PowerShell struggling to write a script that posts information to a JSP Web application.
My script should be divided in two parts : 
########### The first should authenticate to the admin page (the form bellow)
<form name="loginoath" id="loginoath" action="../servlet/UserRequestServlet" method="post" autocomplete="off">
<input type="hidden" name="action"
    value="auth">
<input type="hidden" name="authtype" id="authtype"
    value="oath">
<input type="hidden" name="authformat"
    value="pwd">
<input type="hidden" name="opensess"
    value="true">
<input type="hidden" name="version"
    value="3.0">
<input type="hidden" name="forwardtype"
    value="relativeurl">
<input type="hidden" name="successurl" value="/adminportal/index.jsp">
<input type="hidden" name="errorurl" value="/adminportal/login_oath.jsp">
    <tr valign="middle" class="display_row" id='authoption'>
        <td class="form_label">
            <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Select\x20\x3Cb\x3EPassword\x3C\x2Fb\x3E\x20to\x20log\x20in\x20with\x20your\x20user\x20ID\x20and\x20password\x20only.\x3Cbr\x3E\x3Cbr\x3ESelect\x20\x3Cb\x3EOTP\x3C\x2Fb\x3E\x20to\x20log\x20in\x20with\x20your\x20user\x20ID,\x20password,\x20and\x20a\x20one\x2Dtime\x20password\x20\x28OTP\x29\x20generated\x20from\x20your\x20device.')">
                Authenticate by:
            </span>
        </td>
        <td class="form_field_cell">
            <input type="radio" name="authByOTP" id="authByOTP" value="yes" checked onclick="onChangeAuth()"> OTP&nbsp;
            <input type="radio" name="authByOTP" id="authByOTP" value="no"  onclick="onChangeAuth()" > Password&nbsp;
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="middle">
        <td class="form_label">
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Enter\x20the\x20user\x20ID\x20that\x20you\x20want\x20to\x20log\x20in\x20with.\x3Cbr\x3E\x3Cbr\x3EThe\x20user\x20ID\x20is\x20a\x20unique\x20alphanumeric\x20string\x20that\x20identifies\x20a\x20user.\x20It\x20is\x20assigned\x20when\x20the\x20user\x20record\x20is\x20created.')">
        User ID:</span>
        </td>
        <td>
            <input type="text" name="j_username" id="j_username" size="20" maxlength="50" tabindex="1" class="form_field">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="middle">
        <td class="form_label">
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Enter\x20the\x20password\x20for\x20your\x20login\x20user\x20ID.\x3Cbr\x3E\x3Cbr\x3EThe\x20password\x20is\x20a\x20private\x20character\x20string\x20that\x20verifies\x20the\x20user\x20ID.\x20After\x20login,\x20this\x20password\x20can\x20be\x20changed.')">
        Password:</span>
        </td>
        <td>
            <input type="password" name="j_pin" id="j_pin" size="20" maxlength="50" tabindex="2" class="form_field">
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="middle" id="otp_section">
        <td class="form_label">
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Generate\x20a\x20one\x2Dtime\x20password\x20\x28OTP\x29\x20with\x20the\x20device\x20you\x20are\x20using\x20for\x20login,\x20and\x20enter\x20the\x20value\x20in\x20the\x20field.\x20Connected\x20devices\x20generate\x20and\x20enter\x20the\x20OTP\x20value\x20automatically\x20when\x20you\x20click\x20\x3Cb\x3EGet\x20OTP\x3C\x2Fb\x3E.\x3Cbr\x3E\x3Cbr\x3EConsult\x20your\x20device\x20documentation\x20for\x20instructions\x20on\x20how\x20to\x20generate\x20an\x20OTP.')">
        OTP:</span>
        </td>
        <td>
            <input type="text" name="j_password" id="j_password" size="20" maxlength="50" tabindex="3" class="form_field">
            <a href="javascript:gemalto.otpplugin.getOTPsAndPANForCustomButton();" class="form_button" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Click\x20this\x20button\x20to\x20generate\x20and\x20enter\x20the\x20one\x2Dtime\x20password\x20\x28OTP\x29\x20value\x20automatically\x20with\x20your\x20connected\x20device.\x3Cbr\x3E\x3Cbr\x3EBe\x20sure\x20that\x20your\x20device\x20is\x20plugged\x20in\x20and\x20connected\x20to\x20your\x20computer\x20before\x20trying\x20to\x20generate\x20the\x20OTP.')"/>Get
OTP</a>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
            <div class="form_separator"><img src="../img/spacer.gif"
            width="1" height="1"></div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="middle">
        <td colspan="2" align="center">
        <input type="submit" tabindex="4" id="login_button" name="submit" value="LOGIN" class="form_button" onMouseOver="loadHelp('When\x20you\x20have\x20entered\x20information\x20in\x20all\x20fields,\x20click\x20this\x20button\x20to\x20authenticate\x20your\x20user\x20ID\x20and\x20log\x20in\x20to\x20the\x20Customer\x20Care\x20Portal.')"
onClick="return checkFields();">
        </td>
    </tr>
  </form>
########### The second should fill the form with new information and validate them (the form bellow)
<form name="userform" action="user_migrate.jsp" method="POST" autocomplete="off">
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2" class="form_text" align="left">
            Fields marked with an asterisk <font color='red'><big>*</big></font> are required.
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="middle">
        <td class="form_label"><font color="red"><big>*</big></font>
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('User\x20ID\x20field.\x20The\x20User\x20ID\x20is\x20a\x20unique\x20alphanumeric\x20string\x20chosen\x20to\x20identify\x20a\x20user.')">
        User ID:</span>
        </td>
        <td>
            <input type="text" name="userid" value="" size="26" class="form_field">
        </td>
    </tr>
       <tr id="pwdguideline">
            <td class="form_label"> &nbsp;</td>
        <td class="form_text" align="left">
            A valid password is case-sensitive and must: <br>&nbsp;-&nbsp; consists of 6 characters or more<br>&nbsp;-&nbsp; include at least 1 alphabetic character<br>&nbsp;-&nbsp;
include at least 1 numeric character<br>&nbsp;-&nbsp; not include white space<br>
        </td>
    </tr>
        <input type="hidden" name="password" value=""/>
    <tr>
        <td class="form_label"><font color="red"><big>*</big></font>
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('First\x20security\x20answer\x20field.\x20The\x20security\x20answers\x20are\x20answers\x20to\x20personal\x20questions\x20used\x20to\x20validate\x20a\x20user\x5C\x27s\x20identity\x20in\x20case\x20the\x20user\x20loses\x20his\x20or\x20her\x20password.')">
        What is your mother's maiden name?:</span>
        </td>
         <td>
            <input type="text" name="answer1" value="" size="26" class="form_field">
        </td>        
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td class="form_label"><font color="red"><big>*</big></font>
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Second\x20security\x20answer\x20field.\x20The\x20security\x20answers\x20are\x20answers\x20to\x20personal\x20questions\x20used\x20to\x20validate\x20a\x20user\x5C\x27s\x20identity\x20in\x20case\x20the\x20user\x20loses\x20his\x20or\x20her\x20password.')">
        What is your date of birth?:<br>(yyyy-mm-dd)</span>
        </td>
         <td>
            <input type="text" name="answer2" value="" size="26" class="form_field">
        </td>  
    </tr>   
    <tr>
    <td class="form_label"><font color="red"><big>*</big></font>
        <span class="help_spot" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Role\x20field.\x20Refers\x20to\x20the\x20role\x20associated\x20with\x20the\x20user.\x20A\x20role\x20is\x20identified\x20by\x20its\x20unique\x20role\x20name\x20and\x20defines\x20what\x20functions\x20are\x20available\x20to\x20its\x20associated\x20users.')">
        Role:</span>
        </td>
          <td class="form_text">
            <select name="rolename" class="form_select" single>
               <option value="Admin" >Admin</option>
               <option value="Agent" >Agent</option>
               <option value="Default" selected>Default</option>
               <option value="Support" >Support</option>
             </select>
            </td>
         </tr>
    <tr>
        <td class="form_label">
        <span class="help_spot"
              onMouseOver="loadHelp('Sends\x20the\x20user\x20an\x20email\x20with\x20a\x20link\x20to\x20download\x20the\x20selected\x20application.\x20Email\x20must\x20be\x20filled\x20and\x20a\x20separate\x20mail\x20will\x20be\x20sent\x20per\x20application\x20selected.')">
        Initiate Token registration:</span>
        </td>
        <td class="form_field_cell">
            &nbsp;&nbsp;
            <input type="checkbox" name="initMobileapptokenReg" value="true" class="form_field_cell" >
            IDProve 300 Mobile
            &nbsp;&nbsp;
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
            <div class="form_separator"><img src="../img/spacer.gif"
            width="1" height="1"></div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="middle">
        <td colspan="2" align="center">
        <input type="submit" name="submituserform" value="MIGRATE" class="form_button" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Create\x20a\x20new\x20record.')" onClick="return validateForm()"
>
        <input type="Reset" name="resetuserform" value="START OVER" class="form_button" onMouseOver="loadHelp('Reset\x20the\x20form.')">   
        </td>
    </tr>
    <input type="hidden" name="posting" value="true">
</form>
############ Here is my Powershell Script
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CheckCertificateRevocationList = $false;
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = { $true; };
Add-Type @"
  using System.Net;
  using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
  public class TrustAllCertsPolicy : ICertificatePolicy {
     public bool CheckValidationResult(
      ServicePoint srvPoint, X509Certificate certificate,
      WebRequest request, int certificateProblem) {
      return true;
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CertificatePolicy = New-Object TrustAllCertsPolicy
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CheckCertificateRevocationList = $false;
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = { $true; };
# Authentication
$url1 = 'https://localhost/login.jsp'
$param1 = @{ authByOTP='no'; j_username='test'; j_pin='test' }
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url1 -SessionVariable CurrentSession -Method Post -Body $param1 -ContentType "text/xml"
# Registration
$AccountName ="test2"
$Reponse1 ="replyOne"
$Reponse2 = "replyTwo"
$Role ="Default"
$IDProve ="False"
$Post = "MIGRATE"
$url2 = 'https://localhost/registration.jsp'
$parametre2 = @{ userid=$AccountName; answer1=$Reponse1; answer2=$Reponse2; rolename=$Role;               'initMobileapptokenReg'=$IDProve; submituserform=$Post; }
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url2 -SessionVariable CurrentSession -Method Post -Body $parametre2 -ContentType "text/xml"
When I run it, I get this status
StatusCode        : 200
StatusDescription : OK
Content           :
But nothing happens when I check the result.
I will be grateful if someone can help. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Louban.

Answer 1

Hi Louban,
To run the cmdlet "Invoke-WebRequest" with .jsp file, the script is for your reference:
# variables for the script
$YellowLevel = 14
$RedLevel = 7
$SleepHours = 1
# change window title
$Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "QAS DB Expiry Checker"
# loop indefinitely
while($true){
#get web page
$Page = (Invoke-WebRequest "http://qaswebserver.rcmtech.co.uk:8080/proweb/test.jsp").Content # look for text on web page using regular expression
if($Page -match "[0-9]+ days"){
# get matching text string from full web page text
$FullText = (Select-String -InputObject $Page -Pattern "[0-9]+ days").Matches.Value
Write-Host (get-date),"QAS remaining: $FullText - " -NoNewline
# get just the number of days
$DaysString = (Select-String -InputObject $FullText -Pattern "[0-9]+").Matches.Value
# convert number of days to integer to allow numeric matching operations, e.g. "greater than"
$DaysInteger = [convert]::ToInt16($DaysString)
# interrogate the number of days and set status based on what its value is
switch($DaysInteger){
{$_ -gt $YellowLevel} {
Write-Host "Green" -ForegroundColor Green
{($_ -le $YellowLevel) -and ($_ -gt $RedLevel)} {
Write-Host "Yellow" -ForegroundColor Yellow
{$_ -le $RedLevel} {
Write-Host "Red" -ForegroundColor Red
} else {
# page did not contain expected text
Write-Host "Error with page" -ForegroundColor Yellow
# wait for specified time
Start-Sleep -Seconds ($SleepHours * 60 * 60)
Refer to:
PowerShell: QuickAddress Pro data expiry checker
If there is anything else regarding this matter, please feel free to post back.
Best Regards,
Anna Wang