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basic_ncsa_auth(8)					      System Manager's Manual						basic_ncsa_auth(8)

NAME

       basic_ncsa_auth - NCSA httpd-style password file authentication helper for Squid

SYNOPSIS

       basic_ncsa_auth passwd file

DESCRIPTION

       basic_ncsa_auth	allows	Squid  to  read  and authenticate user and password information from an NCSA/Apache httpd-style password file when
       using basic HTTP authentication.

       This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd.

       This authenticator accepts:  * Blowfish - for passwords 72 characters or less in length	* SHA256 - with  salting  and  magic  strings	 *
       SHA512 - with salting and magic strings	* MD5 - with optional salt and magic strings  * DES - for passwords 8 characters or less in length
       NOTE: Blowfish and SHA algorithms require system-specific support.

OPTIONS

       The only parameter is the password file.  It must have permissions to be read by the user that Squid is running as.

CONFIGURATION

	      basic_ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid.pass

       basic_ncsa_auth must have access to the password file to be executed.

KNOWN ISSUES

       DES functionality (used by htpasswd by default) silently truncates passwords to 8 characters.  Allowing login with password values  shorter
       than the one desired.  This authenticator will reject login with long passwords when using DES.

AUTHOR

       This manual was written by Amos Jeffries <amosjeffries@squid-cache.org>

       Based on original documentation by Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@br.ibm.com>

COPYRIGHT

       This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this file; if not, write  to  the  Free  Software  Foundation,
       Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

QUESTIONS

       Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the Squid Users mailing list <squid-users@squid-cache.org>

REPORTING BUGS

       Bug reports need to be made in English.	See http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting for details of what you need to include with
       your bug report.

       Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/

       Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org>

       Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing list <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

SEE ALSO

       squid(8), htpasswd(1), GPL(7),
       The Squid FAQ wiki http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
       The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

								   May 16, 2006 						basic_ncsa_auth(8)

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ext_unix_group_acl(8)					      System Manager's Manual					     ext_unix_group_acl(8)

NAME

       ext_unix_group_acl - Squid UNIX Group ACL helper

SYNOPSIS

       ext_unix_group_acl [-d] [-g group ] [-g group  ...] [-p] [-s]

DESCRIPTION

       ext_unix_group_acl allows Squid to base access controls on users memberships in UNIX groups.

OPTIONS

       -d     Write debug info to stderr.  -g group Specifies a group name to match.

       -p     Also match the users primary group from /etc/passwd

       -s     Strip NT domain name component from user names (/ or  separated)

CONFIGURATION

       This squid.conf example defines two Squid acls.	usergroup1 matches users in group1 , and usergroup2 matches users in group2 or group3
	      external_acl_type unix_group %LOGIN /usr/local/squid/libexec/ext_unix_group_acl -p
	      acl usergroup1 external unix_group group1
	      acl usergroup2 external unix_group group2 group3

       By  default  up to 11 groups can be matched in one acl (including commandline specified groups). This limit is defined by MAX_GROUPS in the
       source code.

KNOWN ISSUES

       Does not understand GID aliased groups sometimes used to work around groups size limitations. If you are using GID aliased groups then  you
       must specify each alias by name.

AUTHOR

       This program was written by Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@geekbunker.org>

       This manual was written by Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>

COPYRIGHT

       This program and documentation is copyright to the authors named above.

       Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 or later (GPLv2+).

QUESTIONS

       Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the Squid Users mailing list <squid-users@squid-cache.org>

REPORTING BUGS

       Bug reports need to be made in English.	See http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting for details of what you need to include with
       your bug report.

       Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/

       Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org>

       Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing list <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

       Additionally bugs or bug-fixes can be reported to Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@geekbunker.org>

SEE ALSO

       squid(8), group(5), passwd(5), GPL(7),
       The Squid FAQ wiki http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
       The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

								  12 August 2002					     ext_unix_group_acl(8)
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