1525486 - Support custom proxy settings

Status: NEW

(GeckoView :: General, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Christopher Van Wiemeersch [:cvan]]

1. From desktop Firefox open the Preferences (about:preferences).
2. Scroll to the heading for Network Settings.
3. Press the Settings… button.
4. The Connection Settings modal will appear.

It'd be nice for an API to cover these custom Proxy Connection Settings. Perhaps a pref to follow the system-level Android proxy settings?

Relevant issue filed for Firefox Reality:

• https://github.com/MozillaReality/FirefoxReality/issues/939

Comment 1

[Christopher Van Wiemeersch [:cvan]]

Attachment: proxy_connection_settings.png

Comment 4

[James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) (he/him)]

We probably need to do something here for Fenix. Using the system proxy by default and also allowing a PAC override might be enough.

Comment 5

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

Increasing priority to P2 because Fenix might need this API for Secure Proxy in Q4.

Comment 6

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

Tentatively assigning to GV's November sprint ([geckoview:m1911]) because Colin confirmed that Secure Proxy will need this in Q4.

Comment 7

[James Willcox (:snorp) ([e-mail]) (he/him)]

Colin, is it enough to allow a PAC URL, or do we need something more elaborate?

Comment 8

[Colin Lee]

We need to discuss this tomorrow in the Secure Proxy auth meeting. I would guess the PAC URL would work, but I need to talk to both teams and see if we need this in November or if the WebExtension Proxy APIs will suffice.

Comment 9

[Emily Toop (:fluffyemily)]

Bumped up the ranking as Fenix need this top priority for November

Comment 10

[Colin Lee]

I think we don't actually need this for November. All evidence so far shows that we can do what we need using the existing proxy APIs in WebExtensions. I'll verify very soon that all connections are actually using the supplied proxy. However, I'll create a new issue for supporting the captivePortal WebExtension APIs, which should make the feature work better on WiFi networks with required captive portal logins.

Comment 11

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

P3 because Fenix or FPN are not blocked.

Comment 12

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

Tasks and enhancements should have severity N/A.