Oh that makes things much easier then. I still have little understanding of how certain things works in squid simply because I still didn't even try to install it. Thanks very much for taking time in replying to my e-mail. It was very helpful.
Regards Rocco. -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 December 2006 00:44 To: Rocco De Angelis Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org Subject: Re: [squid-users] Digest Authentication (HELP) mån 2006-12-04 klockan 03:57 +0000 skrev Rocco De Angelis: > I'm planning to use Digest Authentication. It's not however still clear to > me yet how to forward the credential information. ??? > A redirector redirects the > user to a local web page. This page should provide an interface for > authentication right? Nope.. Digest authentication is integral in the HTTP protocol. Just configure the proxy to require authentication, and the browser automatically pops up a login dialog. Forms based login is completely different, and does not apply that well to proxies.. > message get sent with the username. I don't exactly understand where the > digest on the client machine gets calculated. Is it the HTTP protocol that > does it? It's the browser, when Digest authentication is selected in HTTP. Regards Henrik
