Proxy about visualstudio

[raffaeler]

Same here.
Proxy navigation to GitHub works.
Connection to GitHub via Visual Studio fails.
With Fiddler I could see the proxy refusing the connection.

Authenticated proxies are a nightmare ...

(Visual Studio 2015 Update 2)

[shana]

Hi @Qandil

Things should work with a proxy. Are you using your password, or are you using a personal token as the password?

[Qandil]

Hi @shana

Am using my password, shall i try using a peronal token.

Form fiddler it shows: Proxy Authentication Required.

Regards,

[shana]

@Qandil What type of proxy is it? When you use a web browser, what configuration do you have to do to access the internet and github?

[Qandil]

@shana am not sure what type it is but it does recognize the logged in user's account connected to AD and the proxy itself is configured from internet via IE.

[RuguKi]

If you install git ( https://git-scm.com/downloads ) you can set the proxy:

git config --global http.proxy http://userName:[email protected]:Port

i.e.

git config --global http.proxy http://uteist:v3ryS3cr3tPassw0rd@myproxy:8080

You can get access github through the proxy.
Mine didn't work because of intermediary (self-signed) certificate but yours might.

Another workaround could be switching network connection and turning off proxy in your PC settings for a while. If company group policies allow that ofc. I currently have to do it like this.

[raffaeler]

afaik the config store the credentials in clear text therefore this is solution can only be used as a temporary hack.
The UI must provide a way to store them securely (DPAPI) and invoke the command line appropriately every time.

[meaghanlewis]

Closing out this issue now. If anyone is still having proxy issues please re-open and let us know.