[squid-users] Re: [squid users] parent proxy authentication

I am still facing the problem, can anybody help me out?

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From: "jyothi" <jyothi_at_cse.iitm.ac.in>
To: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Sent: Sun, 16 May 2010 20:25:57 +0630
Subject: Re: [squid users] parent proxy authentication

On Mon, 17 May 2010 01:23:55 +1200, Amos Jeffries wrote
> jyothi wrote:
> > Hi ,
> >
> > To forward the requests from squid proxy to my insti proxy I have added the
> > following lines to the squid.conf file. (I am using ubutnu , squid version 2.7 and
> > browser firefox).
> >
> > cache_peer 10.65.0.32 parent 3128 3130 default no-query login=PASS
> > never_direct allow all
> >
> >
> > But when I tried to open any web page in the browser it kept asking me for username and
> > password. If I click cancel it was showing the following messages.
> >
> > The following error was encountered:
> >
> > Cache Access Denied
> >
> > Sorry, you are not currently allowed to request:
> >
> > http://www.google.com/
> >
> > from this cache until you have authenticated yourself.
> >
> >
> > When I invoke squid from terminal with debug messages it was showing the following
message.
> >
> > temporary disabling ( Proxy Authentication Required) digest from 10.65.0.32
> >
>
> Ah this is a background cache digest request. Squid does not have any
> credentials of its own to pass out. To prevent these you will need to
> add the options:
> no-digest no-netdb-exchange

These options I have tried, but still it didn't work for me.

>
> >
> > How do I get rid of this. I tried all possible ways that I could from googling, but
> > nothing was working. I have even tried putting my proxy username and password in
> > squid.conf file itself (with login=uname:passwd) but this also didn't work. please I am
> > so grateful to you if you can solve this problem of mine.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jyothi
> >
>
> Hmm. What type of authentication is the parent requiring?

I didn't get your question, type of authentication in the sense?
 It needs a username and password, as it is provided by insti(proxy.iitm.ac.in) I don't
have much details of it.

>
> Amos
> --
> Please be using
> Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE9 or 3.1.3
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