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NAME

       ncsa_auth  -  NCSA  httpd-style password file authentication helper for
       Squid

SYNOPSIS

       ncsa_auth passwdfile

DESCRIPTION

       ncsa_auth allows Squid to  read  and  authenticate  user  and  password
       information  from  an  NCSA/Apache httpd-style password file when using
       basic HTTP authentication.

       The only parameter is the password file.  It must have  permissions  to
       be  read  by the user that Squid is running as (cache_effective_user in
       squid.conf).

       This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd.

OPTIONS

       Only specify the password file name.

EXAMPLE

       ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid.pass

SECURITY

       ncsa_auth must have access to the password file to be executed.

SEE ALSO

       htpasswd(1), squid(8)

AUTHOR

       Manpage written by Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@br.ibm.com>