Windows 10 - Set up a OS-level proxy with authentication
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To connect with certain server, I need to have always the same IP. For that purpose I created a private proxy, and I added authentication so that hackers wouldn't use it for malicious purposes.
Configuring the proxy on software like Firefox is a breeze. The problem is that web browsers aren't the only software that need to connect with this server. For this, I would like to configure my whole OS to be using the proxy.
I tried looking in Windows 10 network configuration, and I saw a place to put my proxy's IP address, but there is no option to include the username/password to connect.
How could I solve this problem?
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To connect with certain server, I need to have always the same IP. For that purpose I created a private proxy, and I added authentication so that hackers wouldn't use it for malicious purposes.
Configuring the proxy on software like Firefox is a breeze. The problem is that web browsers aren't the only software that need to connect with this server. For this, I would like to configure my whole OS to be using the proxy.
I tried looking in Windows 10 network configuration, and I saw a place to put my proxy's IP address, but there is no option to include the username/password to connect.
How could I solve this problem?
windows-10 proxy
edited Jul 23 '16 at 20:23
harrymc
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asked Sep 29 '15 at 15:13
Enrique Moreno Tent
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Yes; Internet Options, setup a proxy. Any application that uses proxy settings will then respect those settings. An application does not have to respect those options though.
– Ramhound
Sep 29 '15 at 15:22
When you say "Internet Options", I figure you mean "Internet Options" -> "Connections" tab -> "LAN settings" button. The problem is that there is no place there to specify username or password for the proxy.
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Sep 29 '15 at 15:25
The problem is that Windows doesn’t do the connection, it’s up to individual applications to read those settings and use them to connect to the proxy themselves. That means the software needs to support proxies. It’s the same with authentication of course. For your purposes, it may be more appropriate to set up a VPN. If you really can’t you need a helper program that adds the authentication information to proxy requests.
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 11:34
Would you know of any helper program that does that? And would setting a VPN guarantee I have always the same IP address?
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Jul 23 '16 at 11:45
No, unfortunately most of these programs (they act as a proxy themselves and forward request to an upstream proxy) are just made to deal with NTLM authentication because it isn't supported in most proxy-capable software. A VPN would work similar to a proxy but tunnel all network traffic, not just HTTP(S).
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 15:13
add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
10
down vote
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To connect with certain server, I need to have always the same IP. For that purpose I created a private proxy, and I added authentication so that hackers wouldn't use it for malicious purposes.
Configuring the proxy on software like Firefox is a breeze. The problem is that web browsers aren't the only software that need to connect with this server. For this, I would like to configure my whole OS to be using the proxy.
I tried looking in Windows 10 network configuration, and I saw a place to put my proxy's IP address, but there is no option to include the username/password to connect.
How could I solve this problem?
windows-10 proxy
edited Jul 23 '16 at 20:23
harrymc
251k11259557
asked Sep 29 '15 at 15:13
Enrique Moreno Tent
862214
To connect with certain server, I need to have always the same IP. For that purpose I created a private proxy, and I added authentication so that hackers wouldn't use it for malicious purposes.
Configuring the proxy on software like Firefox is a breeze. The problem is that web browsers aren't the only software that need to connect with this server. For this, I would like to configure my whole OS to be using the proxy.
I tried looking in Windows 10 network configuration, and I saw a place to put my proxy's IP address, but there is no option to include the username/password to connect.
How could I solve this problem?
windows-10 proxy
windows-10 proxy
edited Jul 23 '16 at 20:23
harrymc
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asked Sep 29 '15 at 15:13
Enrique Moreno Tent
862214
edited Jul 23 '16 at 20:23
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asked Sep 29 '15 at 15:13
Enrique Moreno Tent
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asked Sep 29 '15 at 15:13
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asked Sep 29 '15 at 15:13
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Yes; Internet Options, setup a proxy. Any application that uses proxy settings will then respect those settings. An application does not have to respect those options though.
– Ramhound
Sep 29 '15 at 15:22
When you say "Internet Options", I figure you mean "Internet Options" -> "Connections" tab -> "LAN settings" button. The problem is that there is no place there to specify username or password for the proxy.
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Sep 29 '15 at 15:25
The problem is that Windows doesn’t do the connection, it’s up to individual applications to read those settings and use them to connect to the proxy themselves. That means the software needs to support proxies. It’s the same with authentication of course. For your purposes, it may be more appropriate to set up a VPN. If you really can’t you need a helper program that adds the authentication information to proxy requests.
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 11:34
Would you know of any helper program that does that? And would setting a VPN guarantee I have always the same IP address?
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Jul 23 '16 at 11:45
No, unfortunately most of these programs (they act as a proxy themselves and forward request to an upstream proxy) are just made to deal with NTLM authentication because it isn't supported in most proxy-capable software. A VPN would work similar to a proxy but tunnel all network traffic, not just HTTP(S).
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 15:13
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Yes; Internet Options, setup a proxy. Any application that uses proxy settings will then respect those settings. An application does not have to respect those options though.
– Ramhound
Sep 29 '15 at 15:22
When you say "Internet Options", I figure you mean "Internet Options" -> "Connections" tab -> "LAN settings" button. The problem is that there is no place there to specify username or password for the proxy.
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Sep 29 '15 at 15:25
The problem is that Windows doesn’t do the connection, it’s up to individual applications to read those settings and use them to connect to the proxy themselves. That means the software needs to support proxies. It’s the same with authentication of course. For your purposes, it may be more appropriate to set up a VPN. If you really can’t you need a helper program that adds the authentication information to proxy requests.
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 11:34
Would you know of any helper program that does that? And would setting a VPN guarantee I have always the same IP address?
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Jul 23 '16 at 11:45
No, unfortunately most of these programs (they act as a proxy themselves and forward request to an upstream proxy) are just made to deal with NTLM authentication because it isn't supported in most proxy-capable software. A VPN would work similar to a proxy but tunnel all network traffic, not just HTTP(S).
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 15:13
Yes; Internet Options, setup a proxy. Any application that uses proxy settings will then respect those settings. An application does not have to respect those options though.
– Ramhound
Sep 29 '15 at 15:22
Yes; Internet Options, setup a proxy. Any application that uses proxy settings will then respect those settings. An application does not have to respect those options though.
– Ramhound
Sep 29 '15 at 15:22
When you say "Internet Options", I figure you mean "Internet Options" -> "Connections" tab -> "LAN settings" button. The problem is that there is no place there to specify username or password for the proxy.
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Sep 29 '15 at 15:25
When you say "Internet Options", I figure you mean "Internet Options" -> "Connections" tab -> "LAN settings" button. The problem is that there is no place there to specify username or password for the proxy.
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Sep 29 '15 at 15:25
The problem is that Windows doesn’t do the connection, it’s up to individual applications to read those settings and use them to connect to the proxy themselves. That means the software needs to support proxies. It’s the same with authentication of course. For your purposes, it may be more appropriate to set up a VPN. If you really can’t you need a helper program that adds the authentication information to proxy requests.
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 11:34
The problem is that Windows doesn’t do the connection, it’s up to individual applications to read those settings and use them to connect to the proxy themselves. That means the software needs to support proxies. It’s the same with authentication of course. For your purposes, it may be more appropriate to set up a VPN. If you really can’t you need a helper program that adds the authentication information to proxy requests.
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 11:34
Would you know of any helper program that does that? And would setting a VPN guarantee I have always the same IP address?
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Jul 23 '16 at 11:45
Would you know of any helper program that does that? And would setting a VPN guarantee I have always the same IP address?
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Jul 23 '16 at 11:45
No, unfortunately most of these programs (they act as a proxy themselves and forward request to an upstream proxy) are just made to deal with NTLM authentication because it isn't supported in most proxy-capable software. A VPN would work similar to a proxy but tunnel all network traffic, not just HTTP(S).
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 15:13
No, unfortunately most of these programs (they act as a proxy themselves and forward request to an upstream proxy) are just made to deal with NTLM authentication because it isn't supported in most proxy-capable software. A VPN would work similar to a proxy but tunnel all network traffic, not just HTTP(S).
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 15:13
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Windows 10 does not support user-name and password for the automatic proxy,
and this was done for security reasons.
You will need to setup a two-step proxy :
- A local proxy server on your computer without user-name and password
- The local proxy should connect to the real external proxy using the user-name and password
A possible solution is installing node.js together with
proxy-password-automator, described as :
proxy-password-automator
automatically send user/password to http
proxy server so you do not need to input it manually.
In theory, if you have a proxy server at real_proxy_ip:8080,
then run the following command to create a local proxy at localhost:8081
node proxy-login-automator.js -local_port 8081 -remote_host real_proxy_ip -remote_port 8080 -usr user -pwd pw
Then you can set Window's proxy ip:port to localhost:8081.
A more heavy-weight solution might be to use Squid.
Other web proxies that might be of use are Privoxy,
WinGate, Anon, CCProxy.
answered Jul 23 '16 at 21:12
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You can authenticate to the proxy using Windows credentials.
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Windows 10 does not support user-name and password for the automatic proxy,
and this was done for security reasons.
You will need to setup a two-step proxy :
- A local proxy server on your computer without user-name and password
- The local proxy should connect to the real external proxy using the user-name and password
A possible solution is installing node.js together with
proxy-password-automator, described as :
proxy-password-automator
automatically send user/password to http
proxy server so you do not need to input it manually.
In theory, if you have a proxy server at real_proxy_ip:8080,
then run the following command to create a local proxy at localhost:8081
node proxy-login-automator.js -local_port 8081 -remote_host real_proxy_ip -remote_port 8080 -usr user -pwd pw
Then you can set Window's proxy ip:port to localhost:8081.
A more heavy-weight solution might be to use Squid.
Other web proxies that might be of use are Privoxy,
WinGate, Anon, CCProxy.
answered Jul 23 '16 at 21:12
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up vote
12
down vote
accepted
Windows 10 does not support user-name and password for the automatic proxy,
and this was done for security reasons.
You will need to setup a two-step proxy :
- A local proxy server on your computer without user-name and password
- The local proxy should connect to the real external proxy using the user-name and password
A possible solution is installing node.js together with
proxy-password-automator, described as :
proxy-password-automator
automatically send user/password to http
proxy server so you do not need to input it manually.
In theory, if you have a proxy server at real_proxy_ip:8080,
then run the following command to create a local proxy at localhost:8081
node proxy-login-automator.js -local_port 8081 -remote_host real_proxy_ip -remote_port 8080 -usr user -pwd pw
Then you can set Window's proxy ip:port to localhost:8081.
A more heavy-weight solution might be to use Squid.
Other web proxies that might be of use are Privoxy,
WinGate, Anon, CCProxy.
answered Jul 23 '16 at 21:12
harrymc
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up vote
12
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up vote
12
down vote
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Windows 10 does not support user-name and password for the automatic proxy,
and this was done for security reasons.
You will need to setup a two-step proxy :
- A local proxy server on your computer without user-name and password
- The local proxy should connect to the real external proxy using the user-name and password
A possible solution is installing node.js together with
proxy-password-automator, described as :
proxy-password-automator
automatically send user/password to http
proxy server so you do not need to input it manually.
In theory, if you have a proxy server at real_proxy_ip:8080,
then run the following command to create a local proxy at localhost:8081
node proxy-login-automator.js -local_port 8081 -remote_host real_proxy_ip -remote_port 8080 -usr user -pwd pw
Then you can set Window's proxy ip:port to localhost:8081.
A more heavy-weight solution might be to use Squid.
Other web proxies that might be of use are Privoxy,
WinGate, Anon, CCProxy.
answered Jul 23 '16 at 21:12
harrymc
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Windows 10 does not support user-name and password for the automatic proxy,
and this was done for security reasons.
You will need to setup a two-step proxy :
- A local proxy server on your computer without user-name and password
- The local proxy should connect to the real external proxy using the user-name and password
A possible solution is installing node.js together with
proxy-password-automator, described as :
proxy-password-automator
automatically send user/password to http
proxy server so you do not need to input it manually.
In theory, if you have a proxy server at real_proxy_ip:8080,
then run the following command to create a local proxy at localhost:8081
node proxy-login-automator.js -local_port 8081 -remote_host real_proxy_ip -remote_port 8080 -usr user -pwd pw
Then you can set Window's proxy ip:port to localhost:8081.
A more heavy-weight solution might be to use Squid.
Other web proxies that might be of use are Privoxy,
WinGate, Anon, CCProxy.
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You can authenticate to the proxy using Windows credentials.
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You can authenticate to the proxy using Windows credentials.
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You can authenticate to the proxy using Windows credentials.
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You can authenticate to the proxy using Windows credentials.
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answered Feb 17 at 14:25
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answered Feb 17 at 14:25
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Yes; Internet Options, setup a proxy. Any application that uses proxy settings will then respect those settings. An application does not have to respect those options though.
– Ramhound
Sep 29 '15 at 15:22
When you say "Internet Options", I figure you mean "Internet Options" -> "Connections" tab -> "LAN settings" button. The problem is that there is no place there to specify username or password for the proxy.
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Sep 29 '15 at 15:25
The problem is that Windows doesn’t do the connection, it’s up to individual applications to read those settings and use them to connect to the proxy themselves. That means the software needs to support proxies. It’s the same with authentication of course. For your purposes, it may be more appropriate to set up a VPN. If you really can’t you need a helper program that adds the authentication information to proxy requests.
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 11:34
Would you know of any helper program that does that? And would setting a VPN guarantee I have always the same IP address?
– Enrique Moreno Tent
Jul 23 '16 at 11:45
No, unfortunately most of these programs (they act as a proxy themselves and forward request to an upstream proxy) are just made to deal with NTLM authentication because it isn't supported in most proxy-capable software. A VPN would work similar to a proxy but tunnel all network traffic, not just HTTP(S).
– Daniel B
Jul 23 '16 at 15:13