Does HttpClient not send the "Proxy-Authorization" header along with CONNECT request when we access the *HTTPS *url?
As I mentioned earlier,I tried *same *scenario to access the *HTTP *request everything works fine. http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-4.5.x/examples.html Thanks, Kaushal. On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 3:02 PM Kaushal Kothari < kaushalkothari2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just for clarification,I want to access the HTTPS url via proxy server and > proxy server has the basic authentication set. > > In order to authenticate,"Proxy-Authorization Basic <encoded auth>" header > should be sent along with CONNECT request but which is missing. > > you might have seen in last mail attached screenshot.If you are unable to > see then let me know how can I send it to you again? > > So I created the POST request using the HttpPost class which is from the > HttpClient API. HttpClient doesn't generate the "Proxy-Authorization Basic > <encode_auth>" header so added the same and pass it to HttpClient to > extract it from the POST request. > > request = new HttpPost(); //please refer screenshot in last mail for > details in request object > request.addHeader("Proxy-Authorization","Basic "+encodedAuth); > httpResponse = httpClientBuilder.execute(request); > > > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 5:55 PM Kaushal Kothari < > kaushalkothari2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Team, >> >> I am trying to do POC using the *HttpClient 4.5.5* library and want to >> access *HTTPS url* masked through a http *proxy server* with *basic >> authentication* >> and its failing. >> >> The authentication proxy header should be sent as part of the connect but >> it is not happening. >> >> I have also added the header "*Proxy-Authorization Basic <encodedAuth>*" >> to *POST request *as it requires and passing request object to >> httpclient through execute() method. >> >> Apart from that preemptive authentication is also set. >> >> >> [image: image.png] >> >> But *over the network,* "*Proxy-Authorization Basic <encodedAuth>*" >> header is *missing*. >> >> I tried *same *scenario to access the HTTP request everything works fine. >> >> *On the fly* [No "Proxy-Authorization" header]: >> >> [image: image.png] >> REQUEST: >> >> CONNECT localhost:4080 HTTP/1.1 >> Host: 127.0.0.1:9090 >> User-Agent: Apache-HttpClient/4.5.5 (Java/1.8.0_191) >> >> RESPONSE: >> >> "HTTP/1.1 407 Proxy Authentication Required >> Server: Proxy >> Proxy-Authenticate: Basic realm="**** Authorization" >> Cache-control: no-cache >> Connection: Close >> Proxy-Connection: Close >> Content-Length: 0" >> >> Could you please help me on this issue? and let me know if you require >> any further information. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Kaushal. >> >
