sereneblue
commented
2 years ago Hi @Kraxys,
I did some research and it seems to be an issue with how Firefox loads addons. Network connections can be made before the proxy is established. More info can be found here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1501159
So why not implement in Chameleon an adjustable delay (in seconds) before asking ipapi.co?
Good idea. I'll improve the workflow to make it more convenient to reload IP info as well.
Optionally and for added security, you could give the user the possibility to block any (browser related) network activity until the information from ipapi.co have been retrieved?
You need a kill switch for proxies when using an extension to load them. I did some testing and it looks like you can set a fallback proxy (localhost, random port) in your Firefox settings to prevent an IP leak. Testing with FoxyProxy, the startup request made by Firefox to http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html was routed to a local proxy before FoxyProxy kicked in.
Kraxys
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Expected Behavior
I use SSH proxies on my browser, and select wich one I want to use with FoxyProxY. Chameleon should indicate the Language and Time zone relative to my SSH Proxy IP.
Current Behavior
When I use a middle/low en laptop with SSH proxies, or when my internet connection is not fast enough, Chameleon indicates TimeZone and Language associated with my ISP IP. I then have a few second later to click on Chameleon icon, click on the gear -> Ip rules -> reload IP Info. Then the correct faked data are displayed on Chameleon icon. But having to do that every time I launch my browser is very annoying (and sometime, I forget).
It seems that initially, Chameleon connects to ipapi.co bypassing my ssh proxy settings, and so the time zone/Language it retrieves is the one associated to my ISP IP, and not the one associated with my proxy IP as it should..
I think it's not really a bug, but a serous inconvenience due to the fact that probably Chameleon is asking ipapi.co before my proxy (I use FoxyProxy for that) is completely set.
So why not implement in Chameleon an adjustable delay (in seconds) before asking ipapi.co?
Optionally and for added security, you could give the user the possibility to block any (browser related) network activity until the information from ipapi.co have been retrieved?
Relevant settings
"config": { "enabled": true, "notificationsEnabled": true, "theme": "light", "hasPrivacyPermission": true }, "excluded": [ "win1-edg", "win1-ie", "win4-edg", "win3-ie", "win3-gcr", "win4-ie", "win2-edg", "win3-edg", "win2-ie", "win2-gcr", "win1-gcr" ], "headers": { "blockEtag": true, "enableDNT": false, "referer": { "disabled": false, "xorigin": 0, "trimming": 2 }, "spoofAcceptLang": { "enabled": true, "value": "ip" }, "spoofIP": { "enabled": false, "option": 0, "rangeFrom": "", "rangeTo": "" } }, "ipRules": [], "options": { "cookieNotPersistent": false, "cookiePolicy": "reject_trackers_and_partition_foreign", "blockMediaDevices": true, "blockCSSExfil": true, "disableWebRTC": true, "firstPartyIsolate": false, "limitHistory": false, "protectKBFingerprint": { "enabled": true, "delay": 67 }, "protectWinName": false, "resistFingerprinting": true, "screenSize": "profile", "spoofAudioContext": false, "spoofClientRects": false, "spoofFontFingerprint": true, "spoofMediaDevices": false, "timeZone": "ip", "trackingProtectionMode": "always", "webRTCPolicy": "disable_non_proxied_udp", "webSockets": "allow_all" }, "profile": { "selected": "windows", "interval": { "option": 0, "min": 1, "max": 1 }, "showProfileOnIcon": true }, "version": "0.22.33.1", "whitelist": { "enabledContextMenu": true, "defaultProfile": "none", "rules": [ { "id": "112dfc90-82c7-49a0-b098-684553e5b869", "name": "Ygg", "sites": [ { "domain": "www3.yggtorrent.nz" }, { "domain": "www3.yggtorrent.re" } ], "lang": "en-US", "profile": "default", "spoofIP": "", "options": { "audioContext": false, "clientRects": false, "cssExfil": false, "mediaDevices": true, "name": true, "ref": false, "tz": true, "ws": false } }, { "id": "5b2881c0-ad95-43d3-b6c0-45612c640851", "name": "Subscene", "sites": [ { "domain": "subscene.com" } ], "lang": "en-US", "profile": "none", "spoofIP": "", "options": { "audioContext": false, "clientRects": false, "cssExfil": true, "mediaDevices": true, "name": false, "ref": false, "tz": true, "ws": false } } ] } }
Context (Environment)
FF 103 on W10 64