proxy type Key

The proxy type key controls the type of proxy server your endpoint uses. Options include none, system, and manual. The default value is none.

The table below defines each proxy type.

Type Value	Description
`none`	No proxy server. Proxy switch is disabled.
`system`	Configure your local system as a proxy server. See Configuring a Proxy Server Policy for the Default Policy. Host containment works only at the IP protocol layer. If your host endpointsuse a proxy server that has been added to the containment whitelist, a contained host will still be able to send and receive Web traffic and other traffic. If you are using an agent proxy and you want to be able to contain compromised hosts, you must set up the proxy server with a separate IP address that can only be used to reach the Endpoint Security (HX) server. Use the Endpoint Security (HX) xAgent Web UI to add the proxy server IP address to the Allowed IP Addresses on the Containment Settings page. See the Endpoint Security User Guide for more information.
`manual`	Manually configure a remote system as your proxy server. See Configuring a Proxy Server Policy for the Default Policy. Note When the proxy `type` is set to `manual`, the proxy `server` setting is required or your proxy server connection will fail. The proxy `server` setting has no default value.

Type Value

Description

none

No proxy server. Proxy switch is disabled.

system

Configure your local system as a proxy server. See Configuring a Proxy Server Policy for the Default Policy.

Host containment works only at the IP protocol layer. If your host endpointsuse a proxy server that has been added to the containment whitelist, a contained host will still be able to send and receive Web traffic and other traffic. If you are using an agent proxy and you want to be able to contain compromised hosts, you must set up the proxy server with a separate IP address that can only be used to reach the Endpoint Security (HX) server. Use the Endpoint Security (HX) xAgent Web UI to add the proxy server IP address to the Allowed IP Addresses on the Containment Settings page. See the Endpoint Security User Guide for more information.

manual

Manually configure a remote system as your proxy server. See Configuring a Proxy Server Policy for the Default Policy.

Note

When the proxy type is set to manual, the proxy server setting is required or your proxy server connection will fail. The proxy server setting has no default value.

Change this setting using one of the following methods:

Web UI (See Configuring an HTTPS Proxy Server Using the Web UI).
API custom configuration channels (see Using API Custom Configuration Channels).
Manually on individual endpoints using a text editor (see Modifying the Configuration File for a Single Endpoint).
For manual changes, the proxy type key should be listed within quotation marks ("). Enclose the full list of proxy server settings in bracket ({}). For example, you can set the host value to "type": "manual",.
{
"proxy": {
"type": "manual",
"host": "proxy.fireeye.com",
"port": 80,
"exclude_hosts": ["eng.fireeye.com", "host.fireeye.com"],
"exclude_local_hosts": true,
"username": "<proxy-user>",
"password": "<proxy-user-password>"
}