Re: [squid-users] Java not working behind squid

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:27:51 +1200

Truth Seeker wrote:
>
>>>> Try putting this acl
>>>>
>>>> acl Java browser Java/1.4 Java/1.5 Java/1.6
>>>> http_access allow Java
>>>>
>>>> This worked for me when using NTLauth.
>>> Thanks, though I'm not the one in need of a solution
>> and I'm not that
>> keen
>>> to give Java full unauthenticated browsing
>> rights.
>>> Perhaps Truth Seeker(?) might try that though.
>>>
>>> Am I to understand that Java is just really bad at
>> NTLM auth, so much so
>>> that people just whitelist it for unauthenticated
>> access?
>>
>> Yes.
>> Personally I recommend adding other ACL such as sources
>> which are allowed
>> to use Java in this way. To reduce the impact and security
>> holes this
>> method opens.
>>
>> Amos
>
> Well Amos, could you please give me an example acl entry to achieve what you said...
>

really you are serious? This is ultimate _basics_ ACL construction.

   acl Java browser Java/1.4 Java/1.5 Java/1.6
   acl localnet src 192.168.0.1/24
   http_access allow localnet Java

Amos

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Received on Thu Sep 03 2009 - 07:28:00 MDT

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