Proxy with Authentication

Hi there,
I need to set up a basic proxy server which requires users to put
username/password.
If I am using Apache, how could I set up the authentication? Do I have to
use Squid?
Thanks,
Ross

Ross wrote:
> Hi there,
> I need to set up a basic proxy server which requires users to put
> username/password.
> If I am using Apache, how could I set up the authentication? Do I have to
> use Squid?
> Thanks,
> Ross

Do you HAVE to use Squid? You WANT to use Squid. Specially if you got a
package manager; apt, yum, urpmi, etc - it's a snap to setup and use!
Btw, Apache has nothing to do with Squid.
-Mike

Apache or Squid -- which one is easier to configure username/password for
Proxy, and how?
Thanks,
Ross

"Ross" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
> I need to set up a basic proxy server which requires users to put
> username/password.
> If I am using Apache, how could I set up the authentication? Do I have to
> use Squid?
> Thanks,
> Ross
>

Thanks Mike, but what I want is a proxy with authentication.
I could set up a proxy with Apache or Squid. The question is which one is
availabe to set up user authentication, and how?
Thanks again,
Ross

"ponga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ross wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> I need to set up a basic proxy server which requires users to put
>> username/password.
>> If I am using Apache, how could I set up the authentication? Do I have to
>> use Squid?
>> Thanks,
>> Ross
>
> Do you HAVE to use Squid? You WANT to use Squid. Specially if you got a
> package manager; apt, yum, urpmi, etc - it's a snap to setup and use!
> Btw, Apache has nothing to do with Squid.
> -Mike
>

Ross wrote:
> Apache or Squid -- which one is easier to configure username/password for
> Proxy, and how?

Never used Squid, but Apache has a gos documentation at:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/auth.html (for release 1.3) or
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/auth.html (for release 2.0)

Ciao
Giovanni
--
A computer is like an air conditioner,
it stops working when you open Windows.
Registered Linux user #337974 < http://giovanni.homelinux.net/ >

Ross wrote:
> Thanks Mike, but what I want is a proxy with authentication.
> I could set up a proxy with Apache or Squid. The question is which one is
> availabe to set up user authentication, and how?
> Thanks again,
> Ross
>

Gotcha. Squid. It comes already ready to do auth.
If you use Webmin (and you should), get the Webmin Squid module. So
easy to setup!
Allows you to change every aspect of Squid including managing users.

Using Squid right now
-Mike