> -----Original Message----- > From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:wash@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:51 PM > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: PAM auth with transparent proxy > > > * Varun <varun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [20050626 06:30]: wrote: >> Hello, >> Will PAM work with transparent proxy ? > > I should think the answer to this is a FAQ. > While reading squid.conf to solve another problem with transparent > proxying, I saw this comment: > > > # WARNING: authenitcation can't be used in a transparently > # intercepting proxy as the client then thinks it is talking to an > # origin server and not the proxy. This is a limitation of bending the > # TCP/IP protocol to transparently intercepting port 80, not a > # limitation in Squid. > > (there is a typo in the file - s/authenitcation/authentication/) > > This has made me go thinking hard .... I wanted to use the very same > trick ;) > > > I also saw another interesting comment: > > # WARNING: proxy_auth can't be used in a transparent proxy. It > # collides with any authentication done by origin servers. It may > # seem like it works at first, but it doesn't. > > > Please go and look at the FAQ. If you get a way, kindly CC me on > your solution. > > > -Wash The FAQ should be amended to state that "HTTP authentication can't be used..." Other creative solutions exist. http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/200505/0001.html Chris
