RE: Setting up proxy authentication

Hi,
you don't need using USE_PROXY_AUTH option. it is nesessary on squid1.1
version . You should set up auth_modules (NCSA,SMB, etc). For example, you
have choosed to NCSA .
a)
 
#cd ../src/auth_modules/NCSA
#make
#make install
b)
If you post your squid.conf I can edit . I'm using 2.3S1. Squid.conf files
of 2.3S1 and 2.2S3 may be different.
c) you don't need any setting for authentication.
d) you can use htpasswd program for create user and passwd.
    #cd /usr/lcoal/squid/etc
    #htpasswd -bc user_pass user1 pass1
    #htpasswd -b user_pass user2 pass2
so, user_pass file has been created.
e)you may use chpasswd.cgi for changing passwd by users
http://www.squid-cache.org/related-software.html
<http://www.squid-cache.org/related-software.html> look htpasswd and
chpasswd....
f) of course...
 
Good luck...
 
Ilker G.
Project leader
NDD
Istanbul/TURKEY

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Taqueban [mailto:jtaqueba@apme-ops.dhl.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 1:28 PM
To: squid-users@ircache.net
Subject: Setting up proxy authentication

I am a newbie to squid. Although I've got my squid running my boss wants a
feature that everytime a user tries to access the internet he is first
prompted for a username and his passwd before he could proceed accessing the
net.

I think this is what you call proxy authentication. I've read through the
squid FAQ (chapter 10) wherein it says I should recompile squid with
-DUSE_PROXY_AUTH=1. and uncomment USE_PROXY_AUTH in src/Makefile. I
found the file Makefile but I can't seem to find the line USE_PROXY_AUTH
anywhere on this file.

Can you please help me with this?

Specifically,

a) how do I set up proxy authentication? and what do I need to compile?
b) what do I need to edit on the squid.conf file?
c) do I need to configure anything on the browser itself. I'm using
netscape communicator 4.5.
d) how and where do I define or add users who could access the internet via
my proxy?
e) since I'm using netscape how do I let my users define their own passwds?

f) any acl's I need to add on the squid.conf file?

I do not have any boxes to experiment with, so I have no other option but to
this on our live system (therefore with the extra caution)

Thanks. I would certainly appreciate your reply on this.

I'm using squid 2.2 Stable 3:

Joel
Received on Wed Apr 05 2000 - 05:36:03 MDT