squid_radius_auth



squid_radius_auth

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
CONFIGURATION
AUTHOR
QUESTIONS
REPORTING BUGS
SEE ALSO

NAME

squid_radius_auth - Squid RADIUS authentication helper

SYNOPSIS

squid_radius_auth -f configfile
squid_radius_auth
-h "server" [-p port] [-i identifier] -w secret

DESCRIPTION

This helper allows Squid to connect to a RADIUS server to validate the user name and password of Basic HTTP authentication.
-f
configfile

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

-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 as to identify the proxy.

-w secret

Alternative method of specifying the shared secret. Using the configuration file is generally more secure and recommended.

-t timeout

RADIUS request timeout. Default 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 # is 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 the proxy should identify itsels as to the RADIUS server. This directive is optional.

port portnumber

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

AUTHOR

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

squid_radius_auth is written by Marc van Selm <selm@cistron.nl> with contributions from Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org> and many others

QUESTIONS

Any questions on usage can be sent to Squid Users <squid-users@squid-cache.org>, or to your favorite RADIUS list/friend if the question is more related to RADIUS than Squid.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs or bug-fixes to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org> or ideas for new improvements to Squid Developers <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

SEE ALSO

RFC2058 - Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)






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