Re: [squid-users] User AUTHenticated

From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@dont-contact.us>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:07:04 +0200

On Wednesday 18 June 2003 10.41, Aqil wrote:

> Yes, the user database already exists. It's a flat
> text database.

On what format?

The NCSA helper expects a password file on the format

username:crypthashedpassword

The NCSA helper in Squid-3 also supports MD5hashed passwords (both
Linux PAM and Apache style).

> How about creating a new user database as you
> mentionned ?

This is maintly an administrative choice.

Some people prefer to have the proxy use another user database
available in their network such as a LDAP server, NT Domain, Novell
NDS or whatever user directory they use.

> I am reading the configuration manual which tell me to
> look for traditional proxy authentication in
> ../auth_modules/NCSA directory

See the helpers directory.

If you are running the RedHat Squid RPM then the NCSA helper should
already be installed in /usr/libexec/squid/.

Regards
Henrik

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Received on Wed Jun 18 2003 - 13:06:13 MDT

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