pythongssapi / pythongssapi/httpx-gssapi

Add support for Proxy-Authorization

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Description

Similar to HTTP error 401 + Authorization headers sometimes not the server, but a proxy needs authorization.
It's using HTTP error 407 and Proxy-Authorization headers.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the existing HTTP 401 and Authorization handling in the Python HTTPX GSSAPI package, then trace how proxy responses are handled. Done means supporting HTTP 407 responses with Proxy-Authorization headers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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