[squid-users] squid authentication and redirection

Dear Squid users,

I was wondering if the following can be accomplished in squid:

Say, a user starts using the proxy
1 he is not logged, so he gets redirected to a webpage over https
2 the webpage authenticates him, and sets a cookie in his browser
3 he is then redirected to the original url he was surfing to
4 squid checks if the cookie is valid and authenticates the user
5 the user can surf till he closes his browser

In step 4 we never go to the authentication webpage unless the cookie is
not valid.

In the back ground we would then run a script that parses the log file
and updates a database. So the next time a user logs in we can deny him
access.

The current solutions I have found have the following problems:
- they use basic authentication, so password is sent in clear text of
  the wire
- they redirect all requests to a redirect url

Can it be done with squid?

Thanks in advance,

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Rudy Gevaert          Rudy.Gevaert_at_UGent.be          tel:+32 9 264 4734
Directie ICT, afd. Infrastructuur  Direction ICT, Infrastructure dept.
Groep Systemen                     Systems group
Universiteit Gent                  Ghent University
Krijgslaan 281, gebouw S9, 9000 Gent, Belgie               www.UGent.be
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