On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 1:03 PM, nipun_mlist Assam <nipunmlist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > In case of squid upstream proxy configuration, I frequently encounter > a term "pinned connections". > What does "pinned connection" mean ? Some authentication protocols (NTLM and IIRC Negotiate) associate a status to a TCP connection. In order for them to work correctly through proxies, the upstream TCP connection must be associated permanently with the downlink connection, or authentication will be unreliable. This association is, in squid jargon, named "pinning". -- /kinkie