ncsa_auth(8)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/Apache 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 (cache_effective_user in
squid.conf).
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>
Squid NCSA Auth helper May 16, 2006 ncsa_auth(8)