Setup Fiddler as Proxy server with Basic Authentication
How to Setup Fiddler as Proxy server with Basic Authentication?
Fiddler can be used as a proxy server with authentication. The following steps need to be followed to set proxy credentials in Fiddler.
SET PROXY HOST
The machine in which the fiddler is running will be the proxy host.
SET PROXY PORT :
Goto Tools -> Fiddler Options -> Connections and set Proxy port as shown below
SET USERNAME AND PASSWORD
Using TextWizard of fiddler to do base64 conversion generate base64 encoding of username password combination in the following formate. You may use TextWizard of fiddler to do the conversion.
myUser:myPassword
where myUser is the username and myPasscode is password. The base64 encoded content for the above combination is bXlVc2VyOm15UGFzc2NvZGU=
Then type the following command in QuickExec command. Note that the last part in the command is the base64 encoded content prepared.
prefs set fiddler.proxy.creds bXlVc2VyOm15UGFzc2NvZGU=
hope this can help you , Let me know if you have any questions or comments.