[tor-bugs] #6733 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Patch Firefox to allow addons to set SOCKS username+password per request

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#6733: Patch Firefox to allow addons to set SOCKS username+password per request
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 Reporter:  mikeperry             |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement           |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  major                 |      Milestone:           
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |        Version:           
 Keywords:  interview             |         Parent:  #3455    
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:           
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Changes (by benb):

 * cc: com.tor.trac@… (added)


Comment:

 When and from where exactly would you set this?
 In current Firefox code, the proxy is determined at the time the channel
 is created. This is logical, because the proxy determines which kind of
 physical channel is opened: via TCP directly, or SOCKS or a HTTP proxy, so
 that needs to happen at the time the channel is opened. Consequently, this
 can't be changed at any time the channel object exists.

 There are several APIs how channels can come into being. If I could see -
 maybe even run (install a XPI, not a full browser build) - the code, that
 would help.

 Does that code exist at all yet? From what I understood, you need that to
 segregate all requests made for one site from all requests for another
 site. Even if both contact google-analytics.com, the two should be
 separate, by means of a different SOCKS username. That would mean you'd
 need to intercept requests that the browser makes, not only modify those
 that you initiate. Does that intercept code exist yet? If you had only one
 global proxy so far, you might not have needed it, or maybe you have it
 already for other reasons. Such a hookup would be a task by itself.

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