Configure Sensor Proxy to Use a Third-Party HTTP Proxy

Sensor Proxy supports integration with third-party HTTP proxy servers, allowing all outbound sensor traffic to be routed through a custom-designated proxy. This enhancement enables your organization to comply with internal security policies that require all outbound network communications to pass through a centralized proxy.

With this feature, you can:

Configure Sensor Proxy to send all outbound traffic through your organization’s approved third-party HTTP proxy.
Simplify network and firewall management by centralizing sensor communications.
Maintain compliance with enterprise security requirements and regulatory standards.

Note: Sensor Proxy only supports basic authentication for third-party proxy connections.

To enable Sensor Proxy to use a third-party HTTP proxy:

Do one of the following:
- Create the proxy.env file as a symlink by running the following command:
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```
ln -s </path/to/your/envfile> /opt/sensor_proxy/config/proxy.env
```
- Create the /opt/sensor_proxy/config/proxy.env file, directly add your proxy environment variables following your organization's procedures, and save the file.
  
  The following is an example of custom proxy environment variables in proxy.env:
  
  http_proxy="http://username:[email protected]:3128"
  
  https_proxy=“https://username:[email protected]:3128”
  
  no_proxy="localhost,127.0.0.1"
Restart Sensor Proxy and apply your changes by running the following command:
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```
systemctl restart sensorproxy
```

To disable third-party HTTP proxy support in Sensor Proxy:

Do one of the following:
- Remove the symlink from proxy.env by running the following command:
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```
rm /opt/sensor_proxy/config/proxy.env
```
- Open proxy.env, comment out or remove your proxy environment variables following your organization's procedures, and save the file.
Restart Sensor Proxy and apply your changes by running the following command:
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```
systemctl restart sensorproxy
```