Re: [SQU] authentication timeout?

I'll have a look into ie and basic timeouts when I get some time... I know
that IE will re-prompt.. but I haven't isolated the circumstances as yet.

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henrik Nordstrom" <hno@hem.passagen.se>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
Cc: "Dirk Bonn" <dbonn@S-MAIL.DE>; <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SQU] authentication timeout?

> Robert Collins wrote:
> >
> > It should be easy enough to deny access regardless of the user name
> > after a timeout period, which will then force the user to resend the
> > credentials.. on the second attempt we would then pass it to a helper
> > (as per usual).
>
> Apparently this technique does not work. Squid-users with IE browsers
> have complained that authenticate_ip_ttl does not work, and this is
> exacly what it does except that it triggers on change of IP address
> rather than a timeout..
>
> Also, I think it in many browsers are sufficient to simply cancel the
> login dialogue and try again.
>
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Squid hacker
>

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