Re: [squid-users] Authentication modules

Well.. technically the authentication mechanisms are separate programs,
not directly part of Squid. Because of this it is quite hard to keep a
authorative list of all modules floating around.

However, the closest to an authorative list is the source archives of
the current development version.
 
http://www.squid-cache.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/squid/src/auth/basic/helpers/

(I think the above URL is correct.. but I am currently offline an cannot
verify the correctness)

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
Tom.Williams@diversifiedsoftware.com wrote:
> 
> Hi!  I've seen a number of messages flying around about various
> authentication mechanisms supported by Squid (like PAM, SMB, LDAP, etc).
> 
> Where can I get a list of the authentication modules supported by Squid?  I
> went to the FAQ and found these:
> 
> The Squid source code comes with a few authentcation processes. These include:
> LDAP: Uses the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
> NCSA: Uses an NCSA-style username and password file.
> MSNT: Uses a Windows NT authentication domain.
> PAM: Uses the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules scheme.
> SMB: Uses a SMB server like Windows NT or Samba.
> getpwam: Uses the old-fashioned Unix password file.
> 
> yet I just saw a message regarding NIS, which is not listed above.  Is the above the complete list and others must supply their own modules?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Peace.....
> 
> Tom