NAME

squid_radius_auth - Squid RADIUS authentication helper

SYNOPSIS

squid_radius_auth -f configfile
squid_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 <hno@squid-cache.org>

squid_radius_auth is written by Marc van Selm <selm@cistron.nl> with contributions from Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org> and many others

QUESTIONS

Any questions on usage can be sent to Squid Users <squid-users@squid-cache.org>, or to your favorite RADIUS list/friend if the question is more related to RADIUS than Squid.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs or bug-fixes to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org> or ideas for new improvements to Squid Developers <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>