I am using squid_ldap_auth as shipped with squid 2.5stable5
and also squid_ldap_group but that's out of topic.

to which version do I need to upgrade ?
The most recent update on the subject I could find was for 2.5ST4 (bugzilla#789)


Andrew.

Selon Tim Neto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>
> Hello Andrew,
>
> What external authentication helper are you using?  LDAP, SAMBA, or ...  ???
>
> The helper program needs to be upgraded to effectively respond with
> "ERR" to these type of requests.
>
> Tim
>
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> Timothy E. Neto
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>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >
> >Putting a whitespace prefix or suffix in the username at authentication time
> >causes :
> >
> >  -  acl's based on username to be circumvented
> >  -  access.log analysis to be fooled.
> >
> >This is because a "%20" is put in place of the whitespace :
> >     %20username
> >or   username%20
> >
> >
> >Is there a rule or option to reject all usernames containing a whitespace ?
> >Or should I put a special ACL to deny access to those users who put a
> whitespace
> >by mistake?
> >The best would be that Squid asks for a username/passwd until it is valid
> (good
> >pair && no whitespace) so that the end-user doesn't get confused.
> >IE : "my password is accepted , but I get a Forbidden Access page"
> >
> >(I could'nt find anything in the archives or FAQ, maybe I didn't use the
> correct
> >keywords ?  - %20, username, whitespace, space, or blank)
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks for your help,
> >
> >Andrew.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>


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