Fix 7976: Adding a proxy for Crowd Deny (uplift to 1.4.x)

[brave-builds]

Uplift of #4482

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[kjozwiak]

It doesn't seem like this even started and eventually timed out as per:

ERROR: No item named brave-browser-build-pr/pr4482_crowd_deny_proxy_1.4.x found
Finished: FAILURE

Going to restart and see if it helps 👍

[kjozwiak]

Linux, macOS and Win x64 failed audit-network which is a known issue and not specific to this PR:

• Linux - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/pr4482_crowd_deny_proxy_1.4.x/1/execution/node/370/log/
• macOS - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/pr4482_crowd_deny_proxy_1.4.x/1/execution/node/725/log/

macOS failed test-install which is a known issue and not specific to this PR:

• macOS - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/pr4482_crowd_deny_proxy_1.4.x/1/execution/node/784/log/

Looks like test-unit failed on Win x64 as per the following:

• https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/pr4482_crowd_deny_proxy_1.4.x/1/execution/node/428/log/

02:50:20  Backtrace:
02:50:20  
02:50:20  	testing::internal::AssertHelper::operator= [0x00007FF746C17154+136] (C:\.4.x\src\third_party\googletest\src\googletest\src\gtest.cc:397)
02:50:20  
02:50:20  	install_static::InstallDetailsTest_VersionMismatch_Test::TestBody [0x00007FF746BEE7BB+245] (C:\.4.x\src\brave\chromium_src\chrome\install_static\brave_install_details_unittest.cc:82)
02:50:20  
02:50:20  	testing::internal::UnitTestImpl::RunAllTests [0x00007FF746C250BE+5344] (C:\.4.x\src\third_party\googletest\src\googletest\src\gtest.cc:5338)
02:50:20  
02:50:20  
02:50:20  
02:50:20  [  FAILED  ] InstallDetailsTest.VersionMismatch (47 ms)

Going to restart Win x64

[kjozwiak]

lint failed on the following platforms which is a known issue and not associated with this PR:

• android - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/335/log/
• iOS - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/411/log/
• Linux - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/289/log/
• macOS - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/463/log/

audit-network failed on the following platforms which is a known issue and not associated with this PR:

• Linux - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/531/log/
• macOS - https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/748/log/

Restarting Win due to a disconnected agent as per:

• https://ci.brave.com/job/brave-browser-build-pr/job/PR-8103/3/execution/node/442/log/

17:31:25  Cannot contact i-0575f548c8408c6de: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: java.io.IOException: Unexpected termination of the channel
17:36:30  Could not connect to i-0575f548c8408c6de to send interrupt signal to process

[kjozwiak]

Uplift into 1.4.x approved after deliberating with @brave/uplift-approvers. As per #4527 (comment), both lint and audit-network are failing which is a known issue and not related to this particular PR.

Please make sure that all the correct labels are being used and the associated issue is moved into the correct milestone.