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basic_radius_auth

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
CONFIGURATION
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
QUESTIONS
REPORTING BUGS
SEE ALSO

NAME

basic_radius_auth − Squid RADIUS authentication helper

SYNOPSIS

basic_radius_auth −f config file
basic_radius_auth −h server name port ] [−i identifier ] −w secret [−t timeout ]

DESCRIPTION

basic_radius_auth allows Squid to connect to a RADIUS server to validate the user name and password of Basic HTTP authentication.

OPTIONS

−f configfile

Specifies the path to a configuration file. See the CONFIGURATION section for details on the file content.

−h server

Alternative method of specifying the server to connect to

−p port

Specify another server port where the RADIUS server listens for requests if different from the default RADIUS port. Normally not specified.

−i identifier

Unique identifier identifying this Squid proxy to the RADIUS server. If not specified the IP address is used to identify the proxy.

−w secret

Alternative method of specifying the shared secret. Using the −f option with a configuration file is generally more secure and recommended.

−t timeout

RADIUS request timeout. Default is 10 seconds.

CONFIGURATION

The configuration specifies how the helper connects to RADIUS. The file contains a list of directives (one per line). Lines beginning with a # are ignored.
server radiusserver

specifies the name or address of the RADIUS server to connect to.

secret somesecretstring

specifies the shared RADIUS secret.

identifier nameofserver

specifies what name the proxy should use to identify itself to the RADIUS server. This directive is optional.

port portnumber

Specifies the port number or service name where the helper should connect.

timeout seconds

Specifies the RADIUS request timeout.

AUTHOR

This program is written by Marc van Selm <[email protected]> Henrik Nordstrom <[email protected]>

With contributions from many others.

This manual was written by Henrik Nordstrom <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

* Copyright (C) 1996-2015 The Squid Software Foundation and contributors
*
* Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
* contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
* Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.

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 <[email protected]>

Or contact your favorite RADIUS list/friend if the question is more related to RADIUS than Squid.

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 <[email protected]>

Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing list <[email protected]>

SEE ALSO

squid(8), GPL(7),
RFC2058 - Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
The Squid FAQ wiki http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

 

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