Solved `proxyAuth` addon: Basic Auth semi-broken in 6.2

[mehdi]

It seems that some things that use the Basic Auth method of authenticating with an app behind proxyAuth break on 6.2.

In my case, I noticed at least 2 broken things:

• the Transmission search option in SickChill
• the Transmission Remote app for Android

I initially thought it was due to the new SickChill update (https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/4698/link-with-transmission-seems-broken-in-the-last-version/2), but then I found out that the remote app was broken too.

It appears this is caused by some kind of redirection loop, as shown by this screenshot:

I guess this means the problem is that something changed with the proxyAuth addon in 6.2 compared to 6.0 in a way that breaks stuff. (I am not 100% sure if it worked on 6.1 or not, but I think it did work)

(I tried to put all the relevant information from the original thread in this one, but I may have missed a few details)

EDIT: it actually worked until at least March 12th, so it did work on 6.1.

[girish]

@mehdi I had added a basicAuth flag to proxy auth addon after you had reported a possible security risk a while ago. I guess, we need to add that flag to sickchill? I don't have a way to test but can you just add this to manifest?

"proxyAuth" : {
  "basicAuth": true
}

Thanks!

[mehdi]

@girish No, not to sickchill, to Transmission. I am surprised that my browser extension still works...

[girish]

OK, this got sorted out by enabling basicAuth flag. Thanks for testing @mehdi