Re: [squid-users] Transparent Proxy and Authentication

Please, consider the network topology below. I could always configure
outgoing http traffic on the firewall to authenticate with firewall
user. How is this different from having squid authenticate in
transparent mode?

                                           WAN
                                           ||
                                           ||
              wccp/gre tunnel ||
squid==============================Fortigate FW/RT Int ip 1 192.168.8.1
3.3 || Int ip 2 192.168.11.1
ip: 192.168.8.21 || Ext ip XX.XX.XXX.24
                                           ||
                                           ||
                                      WLAN Router Int. ip
192.168.11.32 Ext. ip 192.168.7.1
                                           ||
                                           ||
                                           ||
                               Client Workstation 192.168.7.110

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
> On 21/02/2013 4:42 a.m., Roman Gelfand wrote:
>>
>> I guess the 2 don't mix as per "NOTICE: Authentication not applicable
>> on intercepted requests." message.
>>
>> Would it follow user access control via transparent proxy? or is there
>> a way around the above limitation?
>
>
> Please read the Interception Proxy FAQs:
> http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/InterceptionProxy#Why_can.27t_I_use_authentication_together_with_interception_proxying.3F
>
> Amos
Received on Fri Feb 22 2013 - 19:48:46 MST