Enable HTTPS Filtering: Chain ProxHTTPSProxyMII to Privoxy (OS X Tutorial)

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Make ProxHTTPSProxy Start Automatically at Session Login

Setting up the Dæmon

1. Retrieve the attached archive to this post.
2. Create the following directory:
   
   Code:
   

       mkdir -p /usr/local/var/log/ProxHTTPSProxy/
   (this to allow you view ProxHTTPSProxy output)
3. Copy ProxHTTPSProxy.sh script to your favourite script folder.
4. Modify the script so it can locate both your own Python binary and ProxHTTPSProxy folders; currently set are my own ones.
5. Copy com.prxbx.ProxHTTPSProxy.plist to ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
6. Edit the above .PLIST file and replace [INSERT_ABSOLUTE_PATH] by the path—in absolute terms—leading to the script ProxHTTPSProxy.sh
7. Service should start automatically at next login, but you can run it now:
   • launchctl load com.prxbx.ProxHTTPSProxy.plist
   • To stop the service: launchctl unload com.prxbx.ProxHTTPSProxy.plist
   • To verify the service is loaded: launchctl list | grep "prxbx"
     

View ProxHTTPSProxy Output in Your Browser

1. Create the following directory:
   
   Code:
   

       mkdir -p /usr/local/var/log/Privoxy2GoTTY/
   (just in case, some logs to help isolate an issue)
2. Install GoTTY via Homebrew:
   
   Code:
   

       brew update && brew install gotty
3. Copy gotty.http.requests.plist to folder ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
4. In the .PLIST file, make the necessary change as per [INSERT_ABSOLUTE_PATH].
5. Copy Privoxy2GoTTY.sh to your script folder. Currently set to listen on Port 8082; amend if necessary.
6. Service should start at next login, but you can run it now: launchctl load gotty.http.requests.plist
7. Open a browser and access http://127.0.0.1:8082
   

Installation works under regular user session; no need to use sudo. If a password is being asked, abort and perform the following commands:

Code:

sudo chown $(whoami):admin /usr/local
brew doctor
brew update

Above, it is not recommended to run chown command with option -R for security reasons. However, if you run into tons of problems–such as being not able to upgrade packages installed via Homebrew–then sadly, in very last resort, you use the option -R. It is worth mentioning that ClamXav, for example, does not appreciate–for very legitimate reasons–the use of this recursive mode from the /usr/local/ folder.

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