Proxy Router (SOCKS5) — Ilya Bondarchuk

Proxy Router is a powerful tool that gives you complete control over your browser's network traffic. Instead of a global proxy setting, Proxy Router allows you to route your traffic intelligently based on the website you are visiting.

Key Features

• Multi-Proxy Management: Save and manage multiple SOCKS proxy servers with custom names and authentication credentials.
• Advanced Routing Rules: Create custom rules using URL patterns to decide whether a site should be accessed directly or through a specific proxy.
• Intelligent Defaults: Set a global default mode (Direct or Proxy) for any traffic that doesn't match a specific rule.
• Visual Feedback: A convenient tab-specific badge instantly shows you which proxy is currently active for your current page.
• Local IP Bypass: Optional setting to ensure local network traffic always bypasses the proxy for better performance and connectivity.
• Secure Authentication: Built-in support for proxies requiring usernames and passwords.

Permissions Justification

To provide these features, Proxy Router requires the following permissions:

• proxy: Essential for programmatically configuring your browser's proxy settings to route traffic according to your rules.
• storage: Used to securely save your proxy configurations, routing rules, and preferences so they persist across browser sessions.
• webRequest: Required to observe network requests in real-time, allowing the extension to determine the correct proxy and handle proxy authentication challenges.
• webRequestBlocking: Necessary to intercept and modify network requests, ensuring that traffic is routed through the correct proxy before it leaves your browser.
• webNavigation: Used to detect when you navigate to a new page, enabling the extension to update the routing status and the visual badge instantly.
• tabs: Allows the extension to identify the URL of your active tab to provide accurate routing and update the status badge for each specific tab.
• <all_urls>: Necessary to apply your routing rules consistently across all websites you visit.