On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 16:24 +0100, Marilo wrote: > I know one can set up an HTTP Proxy that requests authorization, and > the browser prompts for a username and password. Only when it's right, > can they then use the proxy, access the internet. If you want to prevent/allow people access to all internet services (not just web) then you can't do this with Squid. If that's what you want, then you need a captive portal. There are various software solutions for this, or you can spin your own using iptables: http://andybev.com/index.php/Using_iptables_and_PHP_to_create_a_captive_portal Andy