NAME

       basic_ncsa_auth - NCSA httpd-style password file authentication helper for Squid

SYNOPSIS

       basic_ncsa_auth passwd file

DESCRIPTION

       basic_ncsa_auth  allows  Squid to read and authenticate user and password information from an NCSA/Apache
       httpd-style password file when using basic HTTP authentication.

       This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd.

       This authenticator accepts: * Blowfish - for passwords 72 characters or less in length *  SHA256  -  with
       salting  and magic strings * SHA512 - with salting and magic strings * MD5 - with optional salt and magic
       strings * DES - for passwords 8 characters or less in length NOTE: Blowfish and  SHA  algorithms  require
       system-specific support.

OPTIONS

       The  only  parameter is the password file.  It must have permissions to be read by the user that Squid is
       running as.

CONFIGURATION

              basic_ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid.pass

       basic_ncsa_auth must have access to the password file to be executed.

KNOWN ISSUES

       DES functionality (used by htpasswd by default) silently truncates passwords to 8  characters.   Allowing
       login  with password values shorter than the one desired.  This authenticator will reject login with long
       passwords when using DES.

AUTHOR

       This manual was written by Amos Jeffries <amosjeffries@squid-cache.org>

       Based on original documentation by Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@br.ibm.com>

COPYRIGHT

       This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without  even  the
       implied  warranty  of  MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this file; if not, write  to
       the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

QUESTIONS

       Questions  on  the  usage of this program can be sent to the Squid Users mailing list <squid-users@squid-
       cache.org>

REPORTING BUGS

       Bug reports need to  be  made  in  English.   See  http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting  for
       details of what you need to include with your bug report.

       Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/

       Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org>

       Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing list <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

SEE ALSO

       squid(8), htpasswd(1), GPL(7),
       The Squid FAQ wiki http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
       The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

                                                  May 16, 2006                                basic_ncsa_auth(8)