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title: Proxy Server Password
description: When AM and the agent communicate through a web proxy server configured in forward proxy mode, and the proxy server has the agent authenticate using Basic Authentication, set this property to the agent's password.
component: web-agents
version: 2023.11
page_id: web-agents:properties-reference:com.sun.identity.agents.config.forward.proxy.password
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/web-agents/2026/properties-reference/com.sun.identity.agents.config.forward.proxy.password.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/web-agents/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/web-agents/2026/properties-reference/com.sun.identity.agents.config.forward.proxy.password.html
---

# Proxy Server Password

When AM and the agent communicate through a web proxy server configured in forward proxy mode, and the proxy server has the agent authenticate using Basic Authentication, set this property to the agent's password.

Default: Empty

|                    |                                                                                       |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name      | `com.sun.identity.agents.config.forward.proxy.password`   Introduced in Web Agent 4.x |
| Function           | Forward proxy                                                                         |
| Type               | String                                                                                |
| Bootstrap property | Yes                                                                                   |
| Required property  | No                                                                                    |
| Restart required   | No                                                                                    |