Re: [squid-users] Difference between "Authenticate_ttl" and "auth_param basic credentialsttl "?

From: Henrik Nordstrom <henrik_at_henriknordstrom.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:27:25 +0100

ons 2010-02-17 klockan 11:09 +1300 skrev Amos Jeffries:

> * authenticate_ttl - how often a user is questioned for their
> credentials. To verify that the machine still is the same user.

No it's not. The client is always required to provide valid credentials,
even if they just did 0.002 seconds ago.

This parameter controls the idle timeout for the generic auth username
object. For most purposes it's best ignored.

Neither authenticate_ttl or scheme specific credentialsttl have any
effect on the HTTP protocol interactions with the client. Just interal
bookkeeing within squid and the interaction with configured auth
helpers.

Regards
Henrik
Received on Wed Feb 17 2010 - 20:25:29 MST

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