hello all linux users,
I have redhat linux I want to use internet connection through squid proxy server and i also set according to that...
Now I need that when a perticular user enters a username and password then and then that user can have a permission to access the internet.
So anyone can tell me is it possible to have such setting in the squid proxy server...........Thanks in advance....

hi there,

i'm not really sure what your asking so i'll just go ahead ans guess.

you want to see client authenication on your squid proxy server, thats an easy enough thing to do, i guess the question is what kind of authenication do you want to use? there are plently of choices but i'll just offer the following

LDAP
PAM
NTLM

I have writtern a how-to guide for squid and pam on my website

http://www.yourhowto.org/index.php?o...&id=4&Itemid=9

I have writtern a how-to guide for squid and NTLM on my website too

http://www.yourhowto.org/index.php?o...id=26&Itemid=9

hello sir thanks for ur reply,
sir can you please explain what the above mensioned method will serve to me???

In my first posted question i wanted to know that can i serve my internet connection to only valid users with the valid username and password.
It means if any user want to access internet through proxy server then he must first give his valid username and password.....


so sir does ur previous reply gives the solution for my question....if it means same then tahnks once again. I will try ur solution and then let you know.


Thanks

yep, thats it, i suggest you try using PAM, that way everytime someone opens a web browser they are asked for there username/password.