Configuring Proxies

You will need to configure your browser to use ZAP as a proxy.
By default, ZAP uses an Address of ’localhost’ and a Port of ‘8080’, but these can be changed via the Options > Network > Local Servers/Proxies screen. Instructions for the latest versions of the most commonly used browsers:

Chrome (on Windows)


	Press the	‘Customise and control Google Chrome’ button (top right)
	Select the	‘Options..’ menu item
	Press the	‘Change proxy settings’ button
	Press the	‘LAN Settings’ button
	Follow the	‘Windows LAN Settings’ section below

Note: To proxy localhost (and related addresses) with newer Chrome versions (>= 72) the command line argument --proxy-bypass-list=<-loopback> must be provided.

Firefox (on Windows)


	Select the	‘Tools’ menu
	Select the	‘Options..’ menu item
	Select the	‘General’ panel
	Scroll to	‘Network Settings’ section
	Press the	‘Settings…’ button
	Select the	‘Manual proxy configuration’ radio button
	Enter in the	‘HTTP Proxy:’ field the ‘Address’ you configured in the options screen
	Enter in the	‘Port’ field to the right of the ‘HTTP Proxy’ field the ‘Port’ you configured in the options screen. Ensure ‘SSL Proxy’ is also configured, either by selecting ‘Use this proxy server for all protocols’ or by setting the corresponding values.
	Press the	Connection Setting ‘OK’ button
	Press the	Options ‘OK’ button

Note: To proxy localhost (and related addresses) with newer Firefox versions (>= 67) the preference network.proxy.allow_hijacking_localhost (accessible through the about:config page) must be set to true.

Firefox (on Linux)


	Select the	‘Edit’ menu
	Select the	‘Preferences’ menu item
	Follow the	instructions above from the ‘General’ panel

Firefox (on OS X)


	Select the	‘Firefox’ menu
	Select the	‘Preferences…’ menu item
	Follow the	instructions above from the ‘General’ panel

Internet Explorer 7 and 8


	Select the	‘Tools’ menu
	Select the	‘Internet Options’ menu item
	Select the	‘Connections’ tab
	Press the	‘LAN Settings’ button
	Follow the	‘Windows LAN Settings’ section below

Opera


	Select the	‘Menu’ in the top left hand corner
	Select the	‘Settings’ menu item
	Select the	‘Preferences’ menu item
	Select the	‘Advanced’ tab
	Select the	‘Network’ item in the left hand list
	Press the	‘Proxy Servers’ button
	Select the	‘HTTP’ checkbox
	Enter in the	field to the right of ‘HTTP’ the ‘Address’ you configured in the options screen
	Enter in the	HTTP ‘Port’ field the ‘Port’ you configured in the options screen
	Press the	Proxy servers ‘OK’ button
	Press the	Preferences ‘OK’ button

Safari (on OS X)


	Press the	‘Safari settings’ button in the top right hand corner
	Select the	‘Preferences’ menu item
	Select the	‘Advanced’ tab
	Press the	‘Change Settings’ button next to the ‘Proxies’ label
	Follow the	‘OS X System Proxy settings’ section below

Safari (on Windows)


	Press the	‘Display a menu of general Safari settings’ button in the top right hand corner
	Select the	‘Preferences’ menu item
	Select the	‘Advanced’ tab
	Press the	‘Change Settings’ button next to the ‘Proxies’ label
	Press the	‘LAN Settings’ button
	Follow the	‘Windows LAN Settings’ section below

OS X System Proxy settings


	Select the	‘Web proxy (HTTP)’
	Enter in the	‘Address:’ field the ‘Address’ you configured in the options screen
	Enter in the	‘Port’ field the ‘Port’ you configured in the options screen
	Press the	Proxies Setting ‘OK’ button
	Press the	Network Options ‘Apply’ button

Windows LAN Settings


	Select the	‘Use a proxy server for your LAN’ checkbox
	Enter in the	‘Address:’ field the ‘Address’ you configured in the options screen
	Enter in the	‘Port’ field the ‘Port’ you configured in the options screen
	Press the	Local Area Network (LAN) Setting ‘OK’ button
	Press the	Internet Options ‘OK’ button


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