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/