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Configuring Proxy to Exclude Non-Proxy Hosts

A proxy server allows indirect connection to network services for security and performance reasons. For example, you can use a proxy server to get through a firewall and some proxies provide caching mechanisms.
When you configure a proxy server for the Informatica Cloud Secure Agent, you define the minimum required settings in the Secure Agent Manager. Informatica Cloud updates the following file and adds other properties you can edit manually:
<SecureAgentInstallDir>\main\proxy.ini
The property, InfaAgent.NonProxyHost, enables you to exclude IP addresses or host names. By default, Informatica Cloud adds localhost as the value for InfaAgent.NonProxyHost when you initially configure the proxy server:
InfaAgent.ProxyPassword=ZU8KjIzgtVrVmfRMUPzPMw\=\=
InfaAgent.ProxyNtDomain=
InfaAgent.ProxyHost=foo.bar.com
InfaAgent.ProxyPasswordEncrypted=true
InfaAgent.NonProxyHost=localhost|127.*|[\:\:1]
InfaAgent.ProxyUser=
InfaAgent.ProxyPort=12345
InfaAgent.AuthenticationOrder=
Take these steps to exclude certain IP addresses or host names from the proxy:
  1. 1. Open proxy.ini from <SecureAgentInstallDir>\main.
  2. 2. Update the value for InfaAgent.NonProxyHost to specify the IP addresses or host names you want to exclude. For example:
    3. Local IP addresses:
  3. InfaAgent.NonProxyHost=localhost|127.|[\:\:1]|123.432.
    4. Host names:
  4. InfaAgent.NonProxyHost=localhost|127.|[\:\:1]|.foo.com
  5. 3. Restart the Secure Agent so the changes take effect.
Note: You can combine a list of host names and IP addresses, using the pipe character (|) as a delimiter. You can also enter a wildcard to the left for host names or to the right for IP addresses.