proxy-pac-file/README.md

proxy-pac-file

Proxy PAC file that can be used to access the sites of publishers that require a CNR subscription.
This way, users can access content that would normally require authentication, as if they were on the internal CNR network.
Requirement: VPN must be connected.

Configuration

The only configuration needed is to specify in the browser settings the permanent address of the raw PAC file: https://gitea-s2i2s.isti.cnr.it/ISTI-Applicazioni/proxy-pac-file/raw/branch/main/proxy-isti.pac
Any update to the online file will be automatically acquired at browser startup.

Firefox

• Open Menu and then Settings
• Navigate to Network Settings and click Settings
• Enable Automatic proxy configuration URL and in the underlying area specify https://gitea-s2i2s.isti.cnr.it/ISTI-Applicazioni/proxy-pac-file/raw/branch/main/proxy-isti.pac
• Click OK and restart your browser to apply the changes

Chrome

• Open Menu and then Settings
• Click Advanced and then System
• Click Open your computer’s proxy settings
• Enable Use setup script and specify https://gitea-s2i2s.isti.cnr.it/ISTI-Applicazioni/proxy-pac-file/raw/branch/main/proxy-isti.pac
• Click Save to save the configuration

Safari

• Open Menu and click Preferences…
• Click Advanced
• In the Advanced tab, go to Proxies and click Change Settings…
• Select Automatic proxy configuration and in the URL area specify https://gitea-s2i2s.isti.cnr.it/ISTI-Applicazioni/proxy-pac-file/raw/branch/main/proxy-isti.pac
• Click OK and restart your browser to apply the changes