squid3_ncsa_auth

Langue: en

Version: May 16, 2006 (ubuntu - 25/10/10)

Section: 8 (Commandes administrateur)

Sommaire

NAME

ncsa_auth - NCSA httpd-style password file authentication helper for Squid  

SYNOPSIS

 ncsa_auth passwdfile

DESCRIPTION

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.

The only parameter is the password file. It must have permissions to be read by the user that Squid is running as (cache_effective_user in squid.conf).

This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd.

OPTIONS

Only specify the password file name.

EXAMPLE

ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid.pass

SECURITY

ncsa_auth must have access to the password file to be executed.

SEE ALSO

htpasswd(1), squid(8)

AUTHOR

Manpage written by Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@br.ibm.com>