ncsa_auth(8) User Manuals ncsa_auth(8)NAMEncsa_auth - NCSA httpd-style password file authentication helper for
Squid
SYNOPSISncsa_auth passwdfile
DESCRIPTIONncsa_auth allows Squid to read and authenticate user and password
information from an NCSA httpd-style password file when using basic
HTTP authentication.
The only parameter is the password file. It must have permissions to
be read by the user that Squid is running as. By default this user is
proxy. This can be changed using the cache_effective_user directive in
the squid.conf file.
This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd.
OPTIONS
Only specify the password file name.
EXAMPLEncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid.pass
SECURITYncsa_auth must have access to the password file to be executed.
SEE ALSOhtpasswd(1), squid(8)AUTHOR
Manpage written by Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@br.ibm.com>
User Manuals May 16, 2006 ncsa_auth(8)