Squid User Config Example

  GNU nano 2.2.6                                File: sq.conf

#Port you want your proxy to run on
http_port 7654

#Hostname that will showup in your browser
visible_hostname yourdomain.com

#Turns all identifiable trackable header traffic off
forwarded_for off


#Custom Access control Modifications
#Currently set to accept connections from all ip addresses
acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

#Defines what authentication scheme to use to authenticate users
#Currently set for .htaccess via a txt file in the root directory called squid_passwd
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd

#How many threads to have running on squid startup
auth_param basic children 5

#What web realm you want your proxy to masquerade it is from
auth_param basic realm yourdomainname.com proxy server

#How long till your sessionID expires
auth_param basic credentialsttl 4 hours

#Require a passowrd to access the proxy
acl password proxy_auth REQUIRED
http_access allow password

#Deny all without a password access to the proxy
http_access deny all