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pam_auth(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       pam_auth(8)

NAME

       pam_auth - Squid PAM authentication helper

SYNOPSIS

       squid_pam_auth [-n "service name"] [-t TTL] [-o] [-1]

DESCRIPTION

       This helper allows Squid to connect to a mostly any available PAM database to validate the user name and password of Basic HTTP authentica-
       tion.

       -s service-name
	      Specifies the PAM service name Squid uses, defaults to "squid"

       -t TTL Enables persistent PAM connections where the connection to the PAM database is kept open and reused for new logins. The  TTL  speci-
	      fies  how long the connection will be kept open (in seconds).  Default is to not keep PAM connections open. Please note that the use
	      of persistent PAM connections is slightly outside the PAM specification and may not work with all PAM configurations.

       -o     Do not perform the PAM account management group (account expiration etc)

CONFIGURATION

       The program needs a PAM service to be configured in /etc/pam.conf or /etc/pam.d/<servicename>

       The default service name is "squid", and the program makes use of the 'auth' and 'account' management groups to verify the password and the
       accounts validity.

       For  details  on  how  to  configure  PAM services, see the PAM documentation for your system. This manual does not cover PAM configuration
       details.

NOTES

       When used for authenticating to local UNIX shadow password databases the program must be running as root or else it won't  have	sufficient
       permissions  to access the user password database. Such use of this program is not recommended, but if you absolutely need to then make the
       program setuid root

	      chown root pam_auth
	      chmod u+s pam_auth

       Please note that in such configurations it is also strongly recommended that the program is moved into a directory where normal users  can-
       not access it, as this mode of operation will allow any local user to brute-force other users passwords. Also note the program has not been
       fully audited and the author cannot be held responsible for any security issues due to such installations.

AUTHOR

       Squid pam_auth and this manual is written by Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>

COPYRIGHT

       Squid pam_auth and this manual is Copyright 1999,2002,2003 Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>

QUESTIONS

       Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the Squid Users <squid-users@squid-cache.org> mailing list.

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

       pam(8), PAM Systems Administrator Guide

Squid PAM Auth							    5 Sep 2003							       pam_auth(8)

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squid_radius_auth(8)					      System Manager's Manual					      squid_radius_auth(8)

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)

Squid RADIUS Auth						   7 August 2004					      squid_radius_auth(8)
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