Re: How do I use proxy_auth

Ghins Mathai wrote:

> Can I use the proxy_auth mechanism for doing this?

It is what it is for, so yes.

> How does this reflect on the users. Do they have to enter a user id
> and passwd each time they access a page or only once during a session ?

Once each time they start their browser and tries to access the net.

> Does this mean that with my squid ( squid-novm-1.1.22-2 ) does not have
> support for proxy_auth ? How do I enable the support ?

You should upgrade your Squid. Current supported version is 2.2.STABLE4.
The 1.X versions havent been supported or maintained for mostly a year
now. proxy_auth is a supported feature in Squid 2, was experimental in
Squid 1.

> How do I write access control rules to have user based authentication
> instead of the current ip-address-based authentication ?

If using Squid-2.2 yes. Earlier Squid releases can not give different
authenticated users different rights.
 
> Could someone please send a squid.conf file that uses proxy_auth .

See the FAQ.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Spare time Squid hacker