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Is there a way to pass in username and password a proxy?

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greenbarbi
greenbarbi
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I am using a proxy and have set the ip and the address in network settings. Is there some way, I can set the username and password (http auth) for this proxy url?

If there is some add-on to do this, please recommend.

I can write my own plugin if required. Simpler ways such as storing in some sqllite db or some other setting is preferred.

I am using a proxy and have set the ip and the address in network settings. Is there some way, I can set the username and password (http auth) for this proxy url? If there is some add-on to do this, please recommend. I can write my own plugin if required. Simpler ways such as storing in some sqllite db or some other setting is preferred.

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ideato
ideato
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How about Locking preferences ?

read and tell us if this is helpful.


thank you

greenbarbi
greenbarbi Question owner
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Thanks. I am able to see network.proxy.http and network.proxy.http_port - However I do not see one for providing an username and a password in the about:config entries.

Thanks for the answer, I believe I am moving in the right direction.

greenbarbi
greenbarbi Question owner
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is network. negotiate-auth. allow-proxies the one that I want? I ll look deeper into this.