Re: [SQU] WCCP + USER AUTH

Gary Barnden wrote:

> configuration working like a charm. However i'd now like to
> authenticate my users with a username and password.
> I remember reading somewhere that this isn't possible with Transparent
> Proxing. Is this correct?

Correct. Proxy authentication is only possible when configured to use a
proxy. This is because the browser needs to be aware that it is using a
proxy in order to perform the needed operations.

This is part of the end-to-end assumption of TCP/IP which every Internet
protocol (including HTTP) builds upon, both for functionality and
security. "transparent" port redirection violates this basic property of
TCP/IP networking.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
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