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)
