An HTTP proxy external server configuration object provides information about a proxy server that should be used. At present, we only support HTTP proxy servers (which can handle both unencrypted HTTP and encrypted HTTPS connections), with or without authentication.
HTTP proxy external server definitions support the following configuration properties:
server-host-name- The resolvable name or IP address of the HTTP proxy server to use. This is required.
server-port- The port on which the HTTP proxy server is listening for connections. This is required.
basic-authentication-username- The username to use if the proxy server requires authentication. This should be omitted if the proxy server does not require authentication.
basic-authentication-passphrase-provider- The passphrase provider to use to obtain the password to use if the proxy server requires authentication. This should be omitted if the proxy server does not require authentication.
For example, you can use a configuration change like the following to create an HTTP proxy external server that does not require authentication:
dsconfig create-external-server \
--server-name "Example HTTP Proxy Server" \
--type http-proxy \
--set server-host-name:proxy.example.com \
--set server-port:3128