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In order to expedite the process of you connecting to the lab, we will provide you the initial password via email when responding to your account request. Typically creating a new account results in an email being sent to you. However, your email address needs added to the whitelist before you will begin to receive these. Once this is in place, you can request a password reset by clicking on the following link: https://www.elabs.testafss.net/Website2/forgotPassword or https://www.testafss.net/WebsiteV/forgotPassword, depending on which lab you are working inassociated "Reset Password" link on the test or operational website.
One of the more common problems people have with their the first web service request is with authentication. The LMFS web services use Basic HTTP authentication with Base64 encoding with preemptive authentication. As an example, given an email address and password me@letmein.com:MyPassw0rd!, you can run the following command in Linux to get the base64 encoding:
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$ /usr/bin/curl -k -A "Mozilla/5.0" -i --header "Authorization: Basic bWVAbGV0bWVpbi5jb206TXlQYXNzdzByZCE=" --data "type=DOMESTIC&flightRules=VFR&aircraftIdentifier=MESSN&departure=HOU&destination=MIA&departureInstant=2015-03-13T00:53:00.0&flightDuration=PT1H30M&route=LEV%20Q102%20CYY%20SSCOT&altDestination1=LAX&altDestination2=SEA&aircraftType=P28A&numberOfAircraft=3&heavyWakeTurbulence=true&aircraftEquipment=G&remarks=This%20is%20a%20domestic%20flight%20plan%20test&speedKnots=100&altitudeFL=35&fuelOnBoard=PT20H0M&pilotData=PILOT%20INFO&peopleOnBoard=1&aircraftColor=W" "http://www.elabs.testafss.net/Website2[Operational or Test Environment URL]/rest/FP/file" -v |
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