Malformed XML

To test the behavior of your service, try sending different variations of malformed XML content.

• Volatile elements:

  <login>
      <user_name> smartbear</username>
      <pass_word> ReaDyAP1R0ck5</password>
  </login>

  <login>
      <user> smartbear</username>
      <pass> ReaDyAP1R0ck5</password>
  </login>

  The following result reveals the required element in the login request:

  <loginresponse>
      <error>element username is expected.</error>
  </loginresponse>

• Missing end elements:

  <login>
      <username>smartbear<username>
      <password>ReaDyAP1R0ck5</password>
  </login>

• Missing start elements:

  <login>
      <user>smartbear</username>
      <password>ReaDyAP1R0ck5</password>
  </login>

• Malformed namespaces.

  <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:demo="http://demo.smartbear.com">
      <soapenv:Header/>
      <soapenv:Body>
          <demo:login>
          <demo:username> smartbear</demo:username>
          <demo:password> ReaDyAP1R0ck5</demo:password>
          <demo:/login>
      </soapenv:Body>
  </soapenv:Envelope>

  For this request, use the following options:

  1. Change one of the namespaces.

     <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:demo="http://demo.smartbear.com">
     <soapenv:Header/>
         <soapenv:Body>
             <demo:login>
             <username> smartbear</demo:username>
             <demo:password> ReaDyAP1R0ck5</demo:password>
             <demo:/login>
         </soapenv:Body>
     </soapenv:Envelope>

  2. Put an extra quote:

     <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"">
         <soapenv:Header/>
         <soapenv:Body>
             <demo:login>
             <username> smartbear</demo:username>
             <demo:password> ReaDyAP1R0ck5</demo:password>
             <demo:/login>
             </soapenv:Body>
     </soapenv:Envelope>

See Also

Sample Login Tests