squid_radius_auth(8) - Linux man page
Name
squid_radius_auth - Squid RADIUS authentication helperSynopsis
squid_radius_auth -f configfilesquid_radius_auth -h "server" [-p port] [-i identifier] -w secret
Description
- -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