Re: [squid-users] Reverse proxy with squid performing authentication?

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> We have an embedded appliance that serves content via http only and
> doesn't support any form of authentication.
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> The content that is published is used during confidential, restricted
> access, presentations. As such, the appliance itself isn't very good for
> our intended purposes.
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> We would like to put a reverse proxy in front of it, with the proxy server
> performing the authentication prior to tunneling the content to the end
> users.
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> Is this possible?
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> I have the reverse proxy (v2.6) working with transparent mode, but
> authentication doesn't appear to be possible with transparent mode on, and
> turning off transparent mode results in errors.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Rob
>

Yes its possible. By using reverse-proxy mode. Not transparent mode.

http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/ReverseProxy

Amos
Received on Wed Jan 28 2009 - 04:11:46 MST