basic_radius_auth - Man Page
Squid RADIUS authentication helper
Synopsis
basic_radius_auth -f config file
basic_radius_auth -h " server name " [-p port ] [-i identifier ] -w secret [-t timeout ]
Description
basic_radius_auth allows Squid to connect to a RADIUS server to validate the user name and password of Basic HTTP authentication.
Options
- -f configfile
Specifies the path to a configuration file. See the Configuration section for details on the file content.
- -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 to identify the proxy.
- -w secret
Alternative method of specifying the shared secret. Using the -f option with a configuration file is generally more secure and recommended.
- -t timeout
RADIUS request timeout. Default is 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 # are 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 name the proxy should use to identify itself to the RADIUS server. This directive is optional.
- port portnumber
Specifies the port number or service name where the helper should connect.
- timeout seconds
Specifies the RADIUS request timeout.
Author
This program is written by Marc van Selm <selm@cistron.nl> Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>
With contributions from many others.
This manual was written by Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>
Copyright
* Copyright (C) 1996-2024 The Squid Software Foundation and contributors
*
* Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
* contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
* Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.
This program and documentation is copyright to the authors named above.
Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 or later (GPLv2+).
Questions
Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the Squid Users mailing list <squid-users@lists.squid-cache.org>
Or contact your favorite RADIUS list/friend if the question is more related to RADIUS than Squid.
Reporting Bugs
Bug reports need to be made in English. See https://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting for details of what you need to include with your bug report.
Report bugs or bug fixes using https://bugs.squid-cache.org/
Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@lists.squid-cache.org>
Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing list <squid-dev@lists.squid-cache.org>
See Also
squid(8), GPL(7),
RFC2058 - Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
The Squid FAQ wiki https://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/