[squid-users] protect squid.conf file

[Amos Jeffries]

On 22/07/2016 3:02 a.m., --Ahmad-- wrote:
> hmmmm
> 
> what about if i insert a directive inside squid and this directive not being shown in squid.conf ??
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> say i want to add line to the current squid.conf but i don’t want to add that line in squid.conf 
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> also i don’t want to include other external file 
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> 
> is there a method to add directive in  squid ?
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> may be possible before compile ??
> 

Of course. But then anyone can see it by running "squid -k parse". That
command does *not* require root privileges.

Setting the config file persmissions to 600 is the way to go.


Amos