# \#proxy

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## [Proxies and Jabref](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/proxies-and-jabref/5286)

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**Author:** [@dtbecker](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/dtbecker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/proxies-and-jabref/5286 "2024-12-03T14:04:01Z")

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Hi - Jabref is great, but I can only use it to a limited extent on my employer’s network. The problem is that Jabref does not inherit the proxy settings of the Windows operating system. Unfortunately, I cannot make a man…

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## [Prompt for proxy password on startup](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/prompt-for-proxy-password-on-startup/410)

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**Author:** [@matthiasgeiger](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/matthiasgeiger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/prompt-for-proxy-password-on-startup/410 "2017-01-02T21:31:56Z")

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If a proxy with authentification is used it is not save to store the password locally (regardless whether this is directly in plain text or "encrypted" - as our encryption/decryption algorithm would be open source). T…