[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12995: Proxy authentication header mistake

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#12995: Proxy authentication header mistake
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 Reporter:  thales.tede   |       Owner:  dd32                     
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unassigned               
Component:  HTTP          |     Version:                           
 Severity:  critical      |    Keywords:  HTTP proxy authentication
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 Hi there,

 In WP release 2.9.2, I had issues on my factory intranet that is protected
 from the "wild" outside internet by a gateway (proxy).
 I well defined the constants WP_PROXY... in my wp-config.php, but as soon
 as I need a request towards internet (worpress site most likely), I got
 errors on authentication, while I set up the correct proxy credentials.
 I finally pointed out the problem crawling into the wp-includes/http.php
 package.
 In the "authentication_header" function of the WP_Http class, the returned
 string starts with 'Proxy-Authentication:' instead of 'Proxy-
 Authorization:'.
 I just had a look to the RFC-2616 that does not mention such a header.

 I guess that it is not so current to get wordpress behind a proxy, and
 thus not so well tested.

 Cheers

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