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SOCKS5 authentication.

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Bukashka228
Bukashka228

Hello!

How I can set up SOCKS5 proxy username and password in browser settings?

Hello! How I can set up SOCKS5 proxy username and password in browser settings?

Chosen solution

Hello Bukaskha228,

Maybe you'd like to give this extension a try :

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/proxy-toggle/

Also see :

https://support.ipvanish.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001410573-How-to-Configure-the-SOCKS5-Proxy-in-Firefox-

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McCoy
McCoy

Chosen Solution

Hello Bukaskha228,

Maybe you'd like to give this extension a try :

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/proxy-toggle/

Also see :

https://support.ipvanish.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001410573-How-to-Configure-the-SOCKS5-Proxy-in-Firefox-

Bukashka228
Bukashka228 Question owner

Extension is good choice, but i prefer built-in solutions.

McCoy
McCoy

Bukashka228 said

Extension is good choice, but i prefer built-in solutions.

I found this 17 (!) year old bug report, last modified 11 months ago, with status "New" :

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122752

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