1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/methods/https.cc b/methods/https.cc
index cacd8a6bc..eec858417 100644
--- a/methods/https.cc
+++ b/methods/https.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/macros.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/proxy.h>
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ void HttpsMethod::SetupProxy()  					/*{{{*/
 {
    URI ServerName = Queue->Uri;
 
+   // Determine the proxy setting
+   AutoDetectProxy(ServerName);
+
    // Curl should never read proxy settings from the environment, as
    // we determine which proxy to use.  Do this for consistency among
    // methods and prevent an environment variable overriding a
@@ -448,6 +452,8 @@ int main()
    HttpsMethod Mth;
    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_SSL) ;
 
+   Mth.DropPrivsOrDie();
+
    return Mth.Run();
 }