Re: authentication breaks real players

list manager wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> today after some test i've reached the conclusion that if a client
> try to connect to a real server troguh squid it works only if this users
> doesn't need to be authenticated, and i need for security reason to
> authenticate everyone goes to internet, but me.The old PNA protocol can be
> help
> by using the raproxy developed by Real, but using the more flexible RTSP
> (used by the new G2 player) protocol is possible only for user that aren't
> prompted by a login.
> Does anyone know how to solve this??
> Does it exist any proxy for RTSP developed by real or somebody else??
> i have tried also putting the username:passwd@proxy.domain:8080, like i do
> with the ftp proptocl, but it doens't work.

Hmm. I hadn't considered that. This will actually become an issue for us
here soon, too. Unfortunately this sounds like a shortcoming in the RA
client, which probably has no idea about proxy-authentication headers.

D
Received on Thu Mar 18 1999 - 14:51:50 MST