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Adding credential support for --proxy-server

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#1,107 opened on Jul 16, 2020

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Description

Problem A very needed feature for anyone working with proxies is the ability to pass credentials to the proxy server. I believe that is not possible, by default in Chome, neither ungoogled-chromium

Theoretical Solution A very concise solution would be to simply add an additional flag for passing the credentials (ex. --proxy-credentials)

Alternatives Of course, you could proxy the entire device, but adding a flag alternative allow for multiple proxies to run on different chrome profile simultaneously, which is very beneficial.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

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Research direction
Investigate existing proxy server flag implementation in Chromium source code and add a complementary flag (e.g., proxy credentials) to pass credentials. Look for how authentication is handled for proxy connections.
Tech stack
cpppython
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitChromium build system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40