iOS 7 Simulator behind proxy

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iOS 7 Simulator behind proxy

Weird problem with the Xcode's iOS 7 Simulator.

I'm trying to test some web pages under Mobile Safari on that Simulator. I'm at work and our internet access is behind an auto-configured proxy.

It works fine for Safari on the Mac itself.

I works fine for Mobile Safari on XCode's iOS 6.1 Simulator.

It does not work for Mobile Safari on the XCode's iOS 7.0 Simulator; yes, on the same Macbook. The iOS 7 Simulator keeps telling me that my credentials are wrong. I do a Reset Configuration from the Simulator menu, and the Simulator does prompt me to enter my proxy ID and password again, but then I get the same message about my credentials being wrong. I've done this multiple times, so I'm sure that I'm entering them correctly.

What might cause the iOS 7 Simulator to do this when the 6.1 version works fine? There's no network settings to change in the Preferences on the Simulator itself.

Posted on Oct 2, 2013 3:34 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 9, 2013 5:47 AM in response to Brownieboy

I have the same issue, in that whenever I reset my iOS7 simulator I am asked for proxy username and password. When I enter them then I can connect to internet ok. However if I reset the ios7 simulator again I am again prompted for my username and password.

This is not the case with the ios6.x simulators which correctly read the system proxy settings and do not prompt for username and password.

This is a big problem for us as it means I can run my automation on ios7 simulators.

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Answer 2

Oct 16, 2013 3:51 AM in response to Brownieboy

Brownieboy, did you find any solution to this by any chance?

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Answer 3

Oct 17, 2013 12:07 AM in response to darragh_grace

FYI : I got around this by using cntlm proxy. Not ideal but works.

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kjvijay

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Oct 22, 2013 3:17 AM in response to Brownieboy

Hi Brownieboy,

I am also facing the same issue.I re-installed xcode5,Still simulator doesn't recognize proxy.So,the safari is not working in iOS7 simulator and displaying error message like "Cache Access Denied".

Please,Give me your suggestion to coming out from this issue.

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Brownieboy Author

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Oct 22, 2013 3:26 PM in response to darragh_grace

Thanks for that idea, Darragh.

I should have thought of it myself, since I already use cntlm to get around proxy problems with my Linux VM. I'll give it whirl on the Mac when I get a moment, and report back here.

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