How to Specify Eclipse Proxy Authentication Credentials?

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I'm using the latest version of Eclipse Galileo and I have to access the web from behind a proxy. I see where I can set the internet settings to manual and specify a proxy but there's no way to specify my authentication credentials that I can see and it doesn't prompt me for them either. So I'm not able to hit any plugin update sites etc... Does anyone else have this issue or know a good workaround? Or is there a better version of Eclipse to use?

score 71 · Accepted Answer · edited May 22 '19 at 22:06

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In Eclipse, go to Window → Preferences → General → Network Connections. In the Active Provider combo box, choose "Manual". In the proxy entries table, for each entry click "Edit..." and supply your proxy host, port, username and password details.

edited May 22 '19 at 22:06

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answered Dec 21 '09 at 16:24

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wouldn't that involve putting my password in plain text? also what is the format of the string? – jtruelove Dec 21 '09 at 16:28
1. If you want Eclipse (or any tool, for that matter) to perform authentication for you, then you have to tell it your password :-) Why is that a problem? 2. The format of which string? – Eli Acherkan Dec 21 '09 at 16:35
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Eclipse 3.4+ will automatically encrypt your proxy authentication info using a master password as part of its secure storage feature. http://help.eclipse.org/helios/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/reference/ref-securestorage-works.htm – Noel Oct 27 '10 at 14:37
After these steps Eclipse Mars (4.5.1) will crash on startup. – P Varga Jan 05 '16 at 22:36
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What to do if my computer use Automatic Configuration Script? – toha Sep 13 '16 at 07:57

score 42 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 29 '10 at 11:42

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If you have still problems, try deactivating ("Clear") SOCKS

see: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=281384 "I believe the reason for this is because it uses the SOCKS proxy instead of the HTTP proxy if SOCKS is configured."

answered Jul 29 '10 at 11:42

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Indeed. I suffered with Eclipse 3.6 behind a corporate proxy with this issue. Clearing password for SOCKS solved the problem. Thanks – Frederic Conrotte Jan 03 '11 at 10:29
This worked to me on Eclipse Kepler. Holy God, how I would know? – GarouDan Oct 01 '14 at 14:10
thanks mate!!,,this worked for me in eclipse mars 2 as well – Mrunal Gosar Apr 29 '16 at 05:33
Worked for me also on Eclipse Neon – Felipe Leão Dec 09 '16 at 11:25
Worked for me on Eclipse Oxygen (Release 4.7.1, Build id: 20170914-1200). – ricardo.scholz Oct 02 '17 at 15:06
Thank you very much, this worked for me. But i can only access Eclipse Marketplace, when trying to install a third party plugin using Help --> Install New Software, its not allowing me to. Facing same error "http" authentication required. – Bhuvanesh Mani Feb 06 '18 at 20:17

score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 17 '12 at 19:20

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Window → Preferences → General → Network Connections then under "Proxy ByPass" click "Add Host" and enter the link from which you will be getting your third-party plugin; that's it bingo, now it should get the plugin no problem.

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answered Oct 17 '12 at 19:13

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Awesome. I wonder why it's no accepted as a correct answer. Thank you Amir. – Khanh Tran Jul 22 '16 at 18:04
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"I have to access the web from behind a proxy" is mentioned in the question. You tell him to bypass it. How is this an acceptable answer? – KC Wong Jan 25 '19 at 02:11

score 10 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 18 '13 at 14:59

I struggle with this constantly, as it seems it is a different solution every time a new version of Eclipse is released. Here is a solution that doesn't involve displaying your password in the .ini file.

In Eclipse go to Window > Preferences > General > security Secure Storage

In the Password tab click on the "Change Password" button Fill in the security questions. Don't make them to hard. Finish

Now go to Window > Preferences > General > Network connections. Choose "Manual" from drop down. Double click "HTTP" option and enter the Host, Port, Username and Password. Finish

Now go to Window > Preferences > General > security Secure Storage

In the Password tab click on the "Recover Password" button Fill in the security questions. Finish

Eclipse now stores your username and password

It is definitively related. This stupid Eclipse kept discarding my proxy credentials silently again and again, until I find this answer and delete the secure storage stuff. It does now remember the credentials and I can bypass the proxy. — calandoa, Oct 06 '20 at 15:50

score 10 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 01 '10 at 11:59

Here is the workaround:

In eclipse.ini write the following:

-vmargs
-Dorg.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.excludeContributors= org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclient
-Dhttp.proxyHost=*myproxyhost*
-Dhttp.proxyPort=*myproxyport*
-Dhttp.proxyUser=*proxy username*
-Dhttp.proxyPassword=*proxy password*
-Dhttp.nonProxyHosts=localhost|127.0.0.1

After starting eclipse verify, that you use the Manual proxy method.

HTH

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered May 20 '10 at 08:51

This sometime works, sometime no.

I have installed 1 Eclipse - works.

Installed second - doesn't work.

And I cann't figure why!

After some time may be found a solution.

Need delete all setting for proxy (included credentials). And re-insert for new.

After this for me getting work.

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 05 '10 at 12:22

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Try to fill only the HTTP schema

answered Aug 05 '10 at 12:22

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 12 '18 at 05:38

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Add the following line at the end of your eclipse.ini file

-Dorg.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.excludeContributors=org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclient4

answered Mar 12 '18 at 05:38

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Feb 13 '18 at 08:55

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For eclipse Mar1 : - Window > Preferences > General > Network connections. Choose "Manual" from drop down. Double click "HTTP" option and enter the Host, Port, Username and Password. Apply and Finish,,it will work as expected...

answered Feb 13 '18 at 08:55

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