SYNOPSIS
squid_radius_auth -f configfilesquid_radius_auth -h "server" [-p port] [-i identifier] -w secret
DESCRIPTION
This helper allows Squid to connect to a RADIUS server to validate the user name and password of Basic HTTP authentication.- -f configfile
- Specifies the path to a configuration file. See the CONFIGURATION section for details.
- -h server
- Alternative method of specifying the server to connect to
- -p port
- Specify another server port where the RADIUS server listens for requests if different from the default RADIUS port. Normally not specified.
- -i identifier
- Unique identifier identifying this Squid proxy to the RADIUS server. If not specified the IP address is used as to identify the proxy.
- -w secret
- Alternative method of specifying the shared secret. Using the configuration file is generally more secure and recommended.
- -t timeout
- RADIUS request timeout. Default 10 seconds.
CONFIGURATION
The configuration specifies how the helper connects to RADIUS. The file contains a list of directives (one per line). Lines beginning with a # is ignored.- server radiusserver
- specifies the name or address of the RADIUS server to connect to.
- secret somesecretstring
- specifies the shared RADIUS secret.
- identifier nameofserver
- specifies what the proxy should identify itsels as to the RADIUS server. This directive is optional.
- port portnumber
- Specifies the port number or service name where the helper should connect.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Henrik Nordstrom <[email protected]>squid_radius_auth is written by Marc van Selm <[email protected]> with contributions from Henrik Nordstrom <[email protected]> and many others