Squid web authentication using proxy_auth

In this tutorial i am going to protect webrowser using proxy_auth , user can't use internet without username and password.

Create Password file

# htpasswd -c  /etc/squid/userlist shahzad

#chmod o+r /etc/squid/userlist

Check ncsa_auth location

#rpm -ql squid | grep ncsa_auth

#vim /etc/squid/squid.conf

#add lines in top of configuration file

auth_param basic program /usr/lib64/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/userlist

auth_param basic children 5

auth_param basic realm Squid proxy-caching web server

auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours

auth_param basic casesensitive off

#create acl

acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED

#apply acl

http_access allow ncsa_user

Reload Squid service

# service squid reload

Now access internet