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Asked: 2026-05-27T06:03:00+00:00

guys! I have to use proxy with authentication in my app where I connect

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guys!
I have to use proxy with authentication in my app where I connect to the server. (MFC app, WinHTTP lib).
There is no problem to use simple proxy without username/pass. But how to specify auth method?

I tried the following, but it didn’t work and returned me Error 87 (Incorrect PArameter)
http://username:password@hostname.com

Is it correct?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It is not correct. First of all, password is not allowed to be embedded into the URI. However it is not the source of the problem: to provide WinHTTP with proxy authentication details you are expected to use WinHttpSetCredentials with:

    AuthTargets [in]

    WINHTTP_AUTH_TARGET_PROXY – Credentials are passed to a proxy.

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