[KLUG Members] Using Linux to conrol internet access for WinX boxen.

[Adam Williams]

>If you set your browsers to use the proxy server, a box will pop up
>requiring them to enter a username and password.
>Under IE for example users can place a checkmark to have the system remember
>the username and password (in my mind completely negating the need for user
>based authentication) but its a trade off.  Squid usernames and passwords
>are completely removed from the Linux box's users (meaning your Squid users
>do not need to have an account on the Linux box).  I do not know if there is

They *CAN* be.  Squid can use just about any authentication source you can
whip up,   but you're right,  there is no tight coupling between the NSS
name space and Squid's authentication.

>a way to configure windows to automagically pass the currently logged in
>username and password to Squid though.

NTLM

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