Auto-Captive-Portal-Login

A small python script which allows you to automatically login to a captive portal with Selenium using XPath values.

Pre-Requisites:

• Selenium Webdriver for Python (install using pip install selenium or pip install -r requirements.txt)
• GNU pass for storing login-credentials (One can store their credentials in the script as plaintext as well)
• geckodriver for Firefox (Download link)
• Add the location of the geckodriver executable to your system's PATH environment variable. Tutorial

Brief Look:

Previous looks:

• 0.Initial attempt with Home Router
• 1.First proper implementation for college-captive-portal

Usage:

 $ git clone https://github.com/justsaumit/auto-captive-portal-login
 $ cd auto-captive-portal-login/

If not using pass, edit autologin.py. Replace the values of w_user and w_pass When done Save and exit.

 $ (text editor/IDE of choice) autologin.py

Replace "/path/to/" to the path of the python script(auto-login.py) When done Save and exit.

$ (text editor/IDE of choice) autologin

Make the 'auto-login' shellscript executable:

 $ chmod +x auto-login

Now whenever you wish to login, use ./auto-login.

If you want to add the script to your PATH: For system-wide

 $ sudo cp auto-login /usr/local/bin

or For individual user

 $ cp auto-login ~/.local/bin

And execute it from anywhere as:

 $ auto-login

Intentions:

I originally wished to create a shell script to log into my College wifi-portal just using the terminal (Since I don't use a full-fledged desktop environment that would notify me to log in to a captive-portal).
I later set up this makeshift script
which just finds out the gateway IP and uses st's -e flag that allows st to open the captive-portal in a webbrowser on a new temporary terminal window.
The issue was I still had to type in my login credentials everytime :/
With this, it is the same except I get to automate it using gnu pass (my choice of a simple, secure and encrypted password manager)
and that using XPath(XML Path) to find elements is pretty convenient.

Future additions:

• Update the script upon reaching college as the Xpath values would differ. (done in 382c298 & e248057 )
• Rewrite the script in Java
• Make the python-script platform independent (Create a standalone executable)
• Make a separate shellscript to log in via CLI using curl