Re: [squid-users] user auth problem !

You can only authenticate to a proxy, not a intercepting ghost.

Regards
Henrik Nordström
Squid Hacker

arindam haldar wrote:
>
> my box is transparent squid & i run CBQ on it too... i havent zeroed it
> on what to use.... my concern is what my managemnt wants--they want to
> see who is net more & to some extent if he is using it productively....
> in short..wants some accounting on it....
> the pain is doing everything as stated in the guide im unable to
> authenticate.. will NCSA serve the perpose ?
> (as im at home now i will send u-if u want to-the squid.conf file on mond)
>
> thanx in anticipation
> arindam
>
> hno@squid-cache.org wrote:
>
> > Are you REALLY sure you want PAM authentication?
> >
> > The NCSA password files is a lot easier to configure, and generally more
> > secure as your proxy users do not need to have an account on the proxy
> > box, only to the proxy.
> >
> > If you need to connect to Radius then I'd recommend to use the radius
> > authentication module rather than Radius via PAM, but either should work
> > given you configure the "squid" PAM service correctly.
> >
> > Note: pam_auth does not accept ANY arguments. All configuration is done
> > in the PAM configuration files. The only argument the PAM authentication
> > module could possibly accept is the PAM service name, currently
> > hardcoded to "squid".
> >
> > The easiest way to test an Squid authentication module setup is to run
> > it manually, and then type
> > username paswword
> >
> > if everything is OK the helper will respond with OK, else with ERR.
> >
> >
> > Regarding PAM configuration for connecting to Radius: If you know how to
> > configure normal logins to use RADIUS via PAM then you should be able to
> > apply the same PAM rules to the "squid" service for Squid
> > authentication.
> >
> > Regards
> > Henrik Nordström
> > Squid Hacker
> >
> >
> >
> > Arindam Haldar wrote:
> >
> >>hi all
> >>im new to user auth with squid.. my box is rh linux 7.1 kernel 2.4.10 &
> >>squid-2.4stable2..
> >>i have tried to use pam_auth & getpsswd_auth but have totally failed so
> >>far !.. i have tried the pam squid file as stated in pam_auth.c file &
> >>have tried various modification from /lib/secirity/ files for pam auth &
> >>passwd... looking at the archive i couldt find any solutions either !
> >>
> >>i need to auth my office users & provide the management with the time
> >>used by them on internet... am i using the right auth mo dules or should
> >>i try radius plugins ?
> >>
> >>pls can anyone help me...
> >>
> >>thanx in advance
> >>arindam haldar
> >>
Received on Sat Oct 20 2001 - 18:20:31 MDT