Re: [squid-users] digest authentication

From: Robert Collins <robert.collins@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:49:24 +1100

----- Original Message -----
From: "George G. Zavyalov" <squid-mailing@altervita.ru>
> Hi!
>
> I want to avoid transmission of base64-encoded proxy
username/password
> pair through the LAN. Is the digest scheme is that i need in?

Yes. Or NTLM.

> Are there anything specific features in tuning of the
digest-password
> scheme different from basic-NCSA?

Yes. You need squid 2.5. See the squid.conf.default file installed by
squid 2.5, and also see the source code for the digest helper. Finally
check ./configure to see the options.

> Which browsers on Windows platform supports digest-password
> autentication scheme?

Mozilla CVS, and snapshots, IE 5.5 and above. Athena (IIR the name C).
Possibly more.

Rob
Received on Thu Jan 10 2002 - 02:49:27 MST

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