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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Send an authenticated request to jschan
+#
+
+# Variables, change me
+DOMAIN="your.ib"
+USERNAME="username"
+PASSWORD="password"
+FORM_PATH="/forms/whatever"
+FORM_DATA="something=ABC&something_else=123"
+
+# Login
+LOGIN_REQUEST=$(curl -si "https://$DOMAIN/forms/login" \
+	-H "Referer: https://$DOMAIN" \
+	-H "x-using-xhr: 1" \
+	--data "username=$USERNAME" \
+	--data "password=$PASSWORD")
+RESPONSE_CODE=$(echo "$LOGIN_REQUEST" | grep HTTP |  awk '{print $2}')
+[[ "$RESPONSE_CODE" != "302" ]] && echo "Login failed" && exit;
+SESSION_COOKIE=$(echo "$LOGIN_REQUEST" | grep 'set-cookie' | awk '{print $2}')
+
+# Get CSRF token
+CSRF_REQUEST=$(curl -s "https://$DOMAIN/csrf.json" \
+	-H "Cookie: $SESSION_COOKIE" \
+	-H "Referer: https://$DOMAIN" \
+	-H "x-using-xhr: 1")
+CSRF_TOKEN=$(echo "$CSRF_REQUEST" | jq -j '.token')
+
+# Send authed request
+ANNOUNCEMENT_REQUEST=$(curl -si "https://$DOMAIN$FORM_PATH" \
+	-H "Cookie: $SESSION_COOKIE" \
+	-H "Referer: https://$DOMAIN" \
+	-H "x-using-xhr: 1" \
+	--data "_csrf=$CSRF_TOKEN" \
+	--data "$FORM_DATA")