Re: [SQU] ANNOUNCEMENT: NTLM update #2

You don't need to use it. If you have a very large number of users(say more
than 10,000), or are very short on ram you may want to use it. See the
squid.conf.default entry for it.

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Goebel" <thomas@an-netz.de>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
Cc: <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [SQU] ANNOUNCEMENT: NTLM update #2

> Hello,
>
> ok now it works fine.
>
> What does this mean? When should i use the directive?
>
> New config directive authenticate_cache_garbage_interval to tune
> user cache garbage collection.
>
> Thomas
>
> Robert Collins wrote:
> >
> > I've done a clean checkout of the ntlm branch to check, and had no
problem.
> >
> > I think something is wrong with your local copy. So I am suggesting you
get
> > a fresh local copy.
> >
> > Rob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas Goebel" <thomas@an-netz.de>
> > To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
> > Cc: <squid-users@ircache.net>
> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SQU] ANNOUNCEMENT: NTLM update #2
> >
> > > Sorry, I don't understand what you mean?
> > >
> > > I have updated my cvs tree in the same way as i did it five times in
the
> > > past.
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > > Robert Collins wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think you have a broken source tree. Try checking out the ntlm
branch
> > from
> > > > scratch.
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Thomas Goebel" <thomas@an-netz.de>
> > > > To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
> > > > Cc: <squid-users@ircache.net>
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:02 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [SQU] ANNOUNCEMENT: NTLM update #2
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > the same happend when i do a
> > > > >
> > > > > make
> > > > >
> > > > > Here are the lines at the end of the make command and then they
> > > > > restarting
> > > > > creating ./ntlm_auth_modules/no_check/Makefile
> > > > > creating include/autoconf.h
> > > > > include/autoconf.h is unchanged
> > > > > make[5]: Entering directory `/DOWN/squid-ntlm'
> > > > > make[5]: *** Warning: File `lib/Makefile.in' has modification time
in
> > > > > the future
> > > > > (2000-11-13 11:35:14 > 2000-11-13 10:59:30)
> > > > > Package configuration updated. Cleaning and reconfiguring
> > > > > running /bin/sh
./configure --enable-snmp --prefix=/usr --no-create
> > > > > --no-recurs
> > > > > ion
> > > > > loading cache ./config.cache
> > > > > checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> > > > > checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
> > > > > checking whether the C compiler (gcc -g) works... yes
> > > > > checking whether the C compiler (gcc -g) is a cross-compiler...
no
> > > > > checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes
> > > > > checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
> > > > > Store modules built: ufs
> > > > > Removal policies built: lru
> > > > > SNMP monitoring enabled
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > My config:
> > > > >
> > > > > autoconf
> > > > > autoheader
> > > > > ./configure --enable-snmp --prefix=/usr
> > > > >
> > > > > Thomas
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Robert Collins wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is to announce an update to the CVS tree for squid-ntlm.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The new code (like the existing code) is somewhere after alpha
and
> > > > > > before production. YMMV.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Why upgrade?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > * Nearly complete authentication rewrite.
> > > > > > * Full reconfigure support (Prior to this squid does not expire
> > users in
> > > > > > the user cache according to the new authenticate ttl).
> > > > > > * Dynamic Authentication scheme support. Squid only offers and
> > accepts
> > > > > > the authentication scheme that helpers are defined in squid.conf
> > for.
> > > > > > I.E. if you need Basic support, simply list an
authenticate_program.
> > > > > > * NTLM usernames are logged as domain\user, not domain%5cuser.
> > > > > > * At a source level authenticate.c now handles nearly all the
> > > > > > authentication functionality, and acl.c the access controls.
This
> > should
> > > > > > allow easy integration of digest/kerberos etc as acl.c should
need
> > > > > > minimal (if any) changes.
> > > > > > * generic acl match caching function for acl.c (used by this
update)
> > > > > > * acl match caching for proxy_auth and proxy_auth_regex with
> > > > > > authenticated users. This means that if you have long proxy_auth
or
> > > > > > proxy_auth_regex acls, repeated requests for a given username
(even
> > from
> > > > > > multiple workstations) will short-circuit the username matching.
For
> > > > > > sites with 1000's of users, or complex regex's this should
produce
> > > > > > substantial CPU savings.
> > > > > > * user cache garbage collection. (we use more memory with NTLM
and
> > also
> > > > > > with acl match caching.)
> > > > > > * New config directive authenticate_cache_garbage_interval to
tune
> > user
> > > > > > cache garbage collection.
> > > > > > * multiplexed ntlm helper requests. fake_auth has been updated,
I'm
> > not
> > > > > > sure whether the NTLMSSP helper will respond 'optimally' to this
or
> > not.
> > > > > > It should work though (I can't test it :-[)
> > > > > > * IP address movement restrictions affect NTLM and basic
> > authentication
> > > > > > equally. (shared code now).
> > > > > > * NTLM authenticated user timeouts & IP timeouts as per basic
> > > > > > authentication (shared code now).
> > > > > > * (hopefully) generally cleaner interfaces internally, should be
a
> > lot
> > > > > > easier to add digest et al in the future.
> > > > > > * removed --enable-basic-authentication
> > and --enable-ntlm-authentication
> > > > > > configure options. Authentication schemes are now implicitly
> > controlled
> > > > > > via squid.conf. (By setting a helper for a given scheme).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The helpers themselves have not changed substantially. In
particular
> > the
> > > > > > NTLMSSP helper is still using the same wire-level protocol to
the
> > Domain
> > > > > > Controller. If you have tuned your system to work well now, I
> > suggest
> > > > > > keeping the same parameters and seeing how it runs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To update:
> > > > > > do a cvs update in your source directory
> > > > > > then autoconf
> > > > > > then autoheader
> > > > > > the in your build directory
> > > > > > make clean
> > > > > > make
> > > > > > make install
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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> > >
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