Squid

Squid Access Control Configuration API

Squid provides extensive access control configuration through its squid.conf file and runtime reload capabilities. The access control system supports ACLs for IP addresses, domain names, URL patterns, user authentication, time-of-day restrictions, and MIME type filtering.

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Documentation
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/acl/
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GettingStarted
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: squid:squid-access-control
name: Squid Access Control Configuration API
description: Squid provides extensive access control configuration through its squid.conf file and runtime
  reload capabilities. The access control system supports ACLs for IP addresses, domain names, URL patterns,
  user authentication, time-of-day restrictions, and MIME type filtering.
humanURL: http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/acl/
baseURL: http://localhost:3128/squid-internal-mgr
tags:
- Access Control
- Configuration
- HTTP Proxy
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/acl/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/