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Feature #1236

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Handle download of files that require HTTP authentication

Added by jindam vani 9 days ago. Updated 9 days ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
3.x
Assignee:
Soren Stoutner
Start date:
11/13/2024
Due date:
% Done:

0%

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Description

  • Privacy Browser
    Version 3.18.1 (version code 75)

Hardware
Brand: samsung
Manufacturer: samsung
Model: SM-J701F
Device: j7velte
Bootloader: J701FDDUACUG2
Radio: J701FXXUACUF1,J701FXXUACUF1

Software
Android: 9 (API 28)
Security Patch: 2021-04-01
Build: PPR1.180610.011.J701FDDUACUG2
Kernel: 3.18.91-16078765
WebView Provider: com.google.android.webview
WebView Version: 130.0.6723.58

Memory Usage
App Consumed Memory: 24.94 MiB
App Available Memory: 9.96 MiB
App Total Memory: 34.90 MiB
App Maximum Memory: 192.00 MiB
System Consumed Memory: 1,371.64 MiB
System Available Memory: 429.04 MiB
System Total Memory: 1,800.68 MiB

Filter Lists
EasyList: 202407182236
EasyPrivacy: 202407182236
Fanboy’s Annoyance List: 202407182240
Fanboy’s Social Blocking List: 202407182236
UltraList: 1
UltraPrivacy: 3

Package Signature
Issuer DN: CN=FDroid, OU=FDroid, O=fdroid.org, L=ORG, ST=ORG, C=UK
Subject DN: CN=FDroid, OU=FDroid, O=fdroid.org, L=ORG, ST=ORG, C=UK
Start Date: 17-Apr-2016 1:44:13 PM IST
End Date: 03-Sep-2043 1:44:13 PM IST
Certificate Version: 3
Serial Number: 166629308
Signature Algorithm: SHA256withRSA

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er.txt (47.7 KB) er.txt jindam vani, 11/13/2024 06:20 PM
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Updated by Soren Stoutner 9 days ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
  • Subject changed from unable to download files to Handle download of files that require HTTP authentication
  • Assignee set to Soren Stoutner

The root cause of the problem is that the download requires HTTP authentication (username: genesis, password: upload), which is becoming exceedingly rare in the modern internet. Privacy Browser's download provider doesn't have the ability to handle HTTP authentication on download, and neither does Android's download manager. In Privacy Browser's settings, you can choose the option to use an external app as the download provider. Depending on what other apps you have on your system, one of them might be able to handle HTTP authentication downloads.

It is unclear to me how feasible it would be to add HTTP authentication to Privacy Browser's download provider. My guess is that it would be fairly difficult, but I will probably take a look at it somewhere down the road.

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