Re: [squid-users] RE: Acclerator mode and Authentication

On Sunday 30 October 2005 19:27, Brian Phillips wrote:
> It seems as though the whole "transparent proxy/interceptor mode +
> browser authentication" is not possible. Is this a decision on squid
> developers' part with security in mind, or is it a limitation by the
> browser or other nuances in the wide world of computers?

The thread you quoted explains the problem very well. The browser does not
know that there is a proxy in between because in an interception scenario
you do not configure your browser to use a proxy. So it would be
"surprised" to see a proxy authentication request. It's not a decision of
the Squid developers (they would probably code it in if it were possible)
but a matter of facts.

 Christoph

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