L5 · IDENTITY FUNDAMENTALS
Send a request by hand
Send a request with your own header to a lab endpoint, then follow the redirect it returns.
Planned
Steps
Start the lab to receive a one-time value.
What the server will check: The lab records the value for your attempt.
Send the value in a custom header to the lab echo endpoint with curl or your browser's developer tools.
What the server will check: A request arrived with the expected method and header value.
Headers carry information about a request, such as cookies and credentials, alongside the address.
Follow the redirect in the response.
What the server will check: A request with the same value arrived at the redirect target.
Sign-in flows move a browser between applications with redirects like this one.
When it opens
This lab is planned. It opens when these are in place:
- A lab echo endpoint
A lab endpoint records what it receives for your attempt and grades it on the server.