Ubuntu 24.04
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Squid : Basic Authentication2024/05/28

 
Set Basic Authentication to limit access to Squid.
[1] Install a package which includes htpasswd.
root@prox:~#
apt -y install apache2-utils
[2] Configure Squid to set Basic Authentication.
root@prox:~#
vi /etc/squid/squid.conf
# line 678 : add follows for basic authentication
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/basic_ncsa_auth /etc/squid/.htpasswd
auth_param basic children 5
auth_param basic realm Squid Basic Authentication
auth_param basic credentialsttl 5 hours
acl password proxy_auth REQUIRED
http_access allow password

root@prox:~#
systemctl restart squid
# add a user : create a new file with [-c] option

root@prox:~#
htpasswd -Bc /etc/squid/.htpasswd ubuntu

New password:    
# set password

Re-type new password:
Adding password for user ubuntu
Proxy Client Setting : Ubuntu
[3] Configure Ubuntu Proxy Client for Basic Authentication.
root@client:~#
vi /etc/profile.d/proxy.sh
# create new file
# username:password@proxyserver:port

MY_PROXY_URL="http://ubuntu:password@prox.srv.world:3128"

HTTP_PROXY=$MY_PROXY_URL
HTTPS_PROXY=$MY_PROXY_URL
FTP_PROXY=$MY_PROXY_URL
http_proxy=$MY_PROXY_URL
https_proxy=$MY_PROXY_URL
ftp_proxy=$MY_PROXY_URL

export HTTP_PROXY HTTPS_PROXY FTP_PROXY http_proxy https_proxy ftp_proxy

root@client:~#
source /etc/profile.d/proxy.sh
# or it's possible to set proxy settings for each application, not System wide
# for apt

root@client:~#
vi /etc/apt/apt.conf
# create new file

Acquire::http::proxy "http://ubuntu:password@prox.srv.world:3128/";
Acquire::https::proxy "https://ubuntu:password@prox.srv.world:3128/";
Acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://ubuntu:password@prox.srv.world:3128/";
# for curl

[root@client ~]#
vi ~/.curlrc
# create new file

proxy=prox.srv.world:3128
proxy-user=ubuntu:password
# for wget

root@client:~#
vi /etc/wgetrc
# add to last line

http_proxy = prox.srv.world:3128
https_proxy = prox.srv.world:3128
ftp_proxy = prox.srv.world:3128
proxy_user = ubuntu
proxy_passwd = password
Proxy Client Setting : Windows
[4] For Windows Clients, none of specific settings, when starting web browser, proxy server requires authentication like follows, then input username and password.
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