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

Fri Feb 8 20:45:43 UTC 2013

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

 Turns out there is a bug with Tor's SOCKS handshake that causes
 username+password not to be sent if you're actually trying to negotiate an
 auth method. See #8117. Shouldn't cause total connection failure though...

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