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ravindra mudumby--advanced squid

Posted by: Administrator on October 22, 2005 02:41 AM
Squid is a full-featured Web proxy cache designed to run on Unix-based systems. As an Open Source product it is free.

Squid supports proxying and caching of HTTP, FTP, and other URLs; proxying for SSL; cache hierarchies; ICP, HTCP, CARP, Cache Digests; transparent caching and much more.

Our Squid Training courses combine essential theory with practical hands-on workshops.

Who should attend?

System administrators, network administrators and software developers who want to implement Squid.

Attendees should already have a basic understanding of the Internet and Unix operating systems. You should already be comfortable with editing configuration files and installing software on your system. You should understand fundamentals such as hostnames, user-ids, file systems, and file permissions.

Prior knowledge of HTTP and Web Caching is not required.

Delivery

Instructor-led Squid training with hands-on practical exercises. For your convenience, this course is currently available for in-house delivery to company groups.
Contents

Squid Basics

* Caching proxy server theory
* Essential legal aspects
* Squid theory
* Where and how to get it
* Building, configuring, making Squid work
* Proxying
* Logging
* Authentication
* Filtering
* Re-directs
* Problems and Troubleshooting
* Management aspects - reporting, statistics, logging, network monitoring

Squid Advanced

* Advanced Content Filtering - plugins
* URL Blocking - porn/racism/offensive content
* Fine Grained ACLs - users and groups
* Delay Pools
* Authentication Sources
* Advanced Authentication Techniques - native Squid-based authentication, integrating with LDAP servers, Microsoft Active Directory, integrating with a MySQL database, integrating with Radius, filtering and plugins
* Advanced proxying using Squid
* Performance tuning

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