.if !'po4a'hide' .TH basic_radius_auth 8 "7 August 2004"
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.SH NAME
basic_radius_auth \- Squid RADIUS authentication helper
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.SH SYNOPSIS
.if !'po4a'hide' .B basic_radius_auth
.if !'po4a'hide' .B \-f
config file
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.if !'po4a'hide' .B basic_radius_auth
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-h \(dq"
server name
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\(dq [\-p "
port
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "] [\-i "
identifier
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "] \-w "
secret
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "[\-t "
timeout
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "]"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.B basic_radius_auth
allows Squid to connect to a RADIUS server to
validate the user name and password of Basic HTTP authentication.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-f configfile"
Specifies the path to a configuration file. See the CONFIGURATION section
for details on the file content.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .TP
.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-h server"
Alternative method of specifying the server to connect to
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.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-p port"
Specify another server port where the RADIUS server listens for requests
if different from the default RADIUS port.  Normally not specified.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-i identifier"
Unique identifier identifying this Squid proxy to the RADIUS server.
If not specified the IP address is used to identify the proxy.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-w secret"
Alternative method of specifying the shared secret. Using the
.B \-f
option with a configuration file is generally more secure and recommended.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .B "\-t timeout"
RADIUS request timeout. Default is 10 seconds.
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.SH CONFIGURATION
The configuration specifies how the helper connects to RADIUS.
The file contains a list of directives (one per line). Lines
beginning with a
.B #
are ignored.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .BI "server " radiusserver
specifies the name or address of the RADIUS server to connect to.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .BI "secret " somesecretstring
specifies the shared RADIUS secret.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .BI "identifier " nameofserver
specifies what name the proxy should use to identify itself to the RADIUS server.
This directive is optional.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .BI "port " portnumber
Specifies the port number or service name where the helper should connect.
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.if !'po4a'hide' .BI "timeout " seconds
Specifies the RADIUS request timeout.
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.SH AUTHOR
This program is written by 
.if !'po4a'hide' .I Marc van Selm <selm@cistron.nl>
.if !'po4a'hide' .I Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>
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With contributions from many others.
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This manual was written by 
.if !'po4a'hide' .I Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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 * Copyright (C) 1996-2018 The Squid Software Foundation and contributors
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 * Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
 * contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
 * Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.
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This program and documentation is copyright to the authors named above.
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Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 or later (GPLv2+).
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.SH QUESTIONS
Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the
.I Squid Users mailing list
.if !'po4a'hide' <squid-users@lists.squid-cache.org>
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Or contact your favorite RADIUS list/friend if the question is more related to
RADIUS than Squid.
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.SH 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.
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Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/
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Report serious security bugs to
.I Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@lists.squid-cache.org>
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Report ideas for new improvements to the
.I Squid Developers mailing list
.if !'po4a'hide' <squid-dev@lists.squid-cache.org>
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.SH SEE ALSO
.if !'po4a'hide' .BR squid "(8), "
.if !'po4a'hide' .BR GPL "(7), "
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.BR RFC2058 " - Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)"
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The Squid FAQ wiki
.if !'po4a'hide' http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
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The Squid Configuration Manual
.if !'po4a'hide' http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/