How to specify a user id and password for Visual Studio Code with an authenticating proxy?

Question

How to specify a user id and password for Visual Studio Code with an authenticating proxy?

I\'ve seen the Proxy Server Support on the main VS Code site, but this onl

Answer 1

Set credentials inside the proxy url:

http://username:password@10.203.0.1:5187/

WARNING: Setting your password in plaintext in a file can easily lead to your account being compromised. Further it might violate your companies data security guidelines. https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/256.html