On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 13:32, OTR Comm wrote: > Hello, > > I have my squid configuration set to require authentication. > > Does anyone know how squid physically puts the box up resquesting the > username and password? I know squid passes the information put inot > this box to the selected authentication program (like ncsa_auth), but > how does squid make the box display in the first place? > > I would like to know this down at code level if possible. That is, what > routine displays the login box and sends the information to the > authentication program.
Squid /doesn't/ display that login box. To see what squid does with authentication, I suggest you start with the programmers guide. You might read RFC2617 to understand the protocol within which squid operates. Rob -- GPG key available at: <http://members.aardvark.net.au/lifeless/keys.txt>.
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