1ncsa_auth(8)                System Manager's Manual               ncsa_auth(8)
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NAME

6       ncsa_auth  -  NCSA  httpd-style password file authentication helper for
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SYNOPSIS

10       ncsa_auth passwdfile
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DESCRIPTION

13       ncsa_auth allows Squid to  read  and  authenticate  user  and  password
14       information  from  an  NCSA/Apache httpd-style password file when using
15       basic HTTP authentication.
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17       The only parameter is the password file.  It must have  permissions  to
18       be  read  by the user that Squid is running as (cache_effective_user in
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21       This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd.
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OPTIONS

24       Only specify the password file name.
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EXAMPLE

27       ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid.pass
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SECURITY

30       ncsa_auth must have access to the password file to be executed.
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SEE ALSO

33       htpasswd(1), squid(8)
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AUTHOR

36       Manpage written by Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@br.ibm.com>
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40Squid NCSA Auth helper           May 16, 2006                     ncsa_auth(8)