On 3/22/06, Neil A. Hillard <hillardn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Maarten Claes wrote: > > Hi, > > > > My squid proxy doesn't seem to get a login prompt from a webiste: > > http://www.europanelsoverseas.be/webalizer/ (IIS webserver) > > > > When I did a packet capture on the machine, I saw that, in response to > > the proxy's GET /webalizer HTTP/1.0, the webserver responded > > immediately with 401 HTTP code. > > > > Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here or what might cause this behaviour? > > Yes - the web server is using NTLM authentication. It is fundamentally > broken and does not work through proxies (unless they specifically work > around its brokenness - Squid does not). > > Switch it (or tell the admin to) basic or digest auth. If using basic > auth you may want to use SSL so that the credentials aren't sent in the > clear. > > HTH, Hi Neil, Does this mean that the NTLM code is proprieatary and changes alot so squid can't keep up? There's no chance of fixing this on the squid level then? Thanks ! Maarten. -- Maarten Claes ------------------------------------------- Duct tape is like the force; it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
