RE: [squid-users] Squid Authentication program

Hi Henrik,

Well, interresting symmary of the authentication alternatives ; I have a
question about that :

> a) Do you want the login to be done automatically, or should the
> user provide his login+password to the proxy?

automatically

> b) Do you want to control who is granted access via Squid
> configuration, or via a group in your NT domain?

NT domain group
 
> c) Do you have LDAP support on your server, or only NT Domain
> support...

only NT Domain support for now

---> what should I use in your choice list ? :-)

Thanks. My guess is Squid 2.5... with
> * Squid-2.5 NTLM support (requires IE browsers)
> - with MSNT integration

Alain D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:hno@marasystems.com]
> Sent: jeudi 17 janvier 2002 0:57
> To: serge.bianda@sercacon.com
> Cc: Squid Users
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid Authentication program
>
>
> Sure. It is even such a common thing that there is too many
> alternatives to select between.
>
> Alternatives:
>
> * Squid MSNT authenticator
> * Squid SMB authenticator
> * Squid-2.5 NTLM support (requires IE browsers)
> - with MSNT integration
> - with winbind integration
> - dummy, blindly trusting the browser
> * LDAP if your NT has LDAP support (for example Active Directory)
>
>
> Exacly which one to select depends a little on other requirements
> such as
>
> a) Do you want the login to be done automatically, or should the
> user provide his login+password to the proxy?
>
> b) Do you want to control who is granted access via Squid
> configuration, or via a group in your NT domain?
>
> c) Do you have LDAP support on your server, or only NT Domain
> support..
>
> Regards
> Henrik Nordström
> Squid Developer
>
>
> On Wednesday 16 January 2002 18.20, Serge Bianda wrote:
> > I have an NT box that authenticate user to access the domain
> > resource and I want to use that same auth from the windows machine
> > but from squid. Possible?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:hno@marasystems.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:53 AM
> > To: serge.bianda@sercacon.com; 'squid'
> > Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid Authentication program
> >
> >
> > Which authentication program to use with Squid entirely depends on
> > where you want your user database stored.
> >
> > Regards
> > Henrik Nordström
> > Squid Developer
> >
> > On Wednesday 16 January 2002 16.44, Serge Bianda wrote:
> > > Hello there:
> > > Just wanted to know if anyone knows of a good authentication
> > > program that I can use with squid?
> > > - Please advice me of a program that you have used or are
> > > currently using with your squid server.
> > > Regards,
> > > Serge
>
Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 01:36:37 MST