RE: [squid-users] Cache Log Message

From: Elsen Marc <elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 13:07:06 +0200

  
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> 2004/05/03 18:15:56| Request header is too large (4095 bytes)
> 2004/05/03 18:15:56| Config 'request_header_max_size'= 0 bytes.
>
> I have this message even tough the request_header_max_size is
> set to 0, is
> there anything I need to worry about ? Any way to make the
> message so that
> it doesn't appear again ?
>
>
  The comment in squid.conf.default for this parameter does not indicate
 that setting it to 0 means that it can be unlimited.

 On the other hand : making it not appear ,so to speak, does cloake
 a potential issue you may be suffering from. Denial of service
 attacks for instance.

 It would be better from a security viewpoint not to cloak the problem
 but to identify it. Normal browsers(browsing) and clients can not cause this.

 M.
Received on Thu May 06 2004 - 05:09:14 MDT

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