<div id="ymail_android_signature">Hello,</div><div id="ymail_android_signature">Thank you so much for your reply.</div><div id="ymail_android_signature">1- Regarding security, what parameters should be changed or added in the configuration file?<br></div><div id="ymail_android_signature"><br></div> 2- How to configure Squid-cache service for 1000 clients?<div><br></div><div><br><div><br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 12:26 AM, Francesco Chemolli</div><div><gkinkie@gmail.com> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div id="yiv8200734541"><div><div dir="ltr">Hi Jason!<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Squid is a complex piece of software, which is deployed in a vast number of scenarios, some are simpler and some are intensely adversarial and trickier.</div><div>Securing squid is similar to any other public-facing complex service; it's unfortunately not something that can be explained with a few tips.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Regarding how many users Squid can support at the same time, it really depends, mostly on the hardware, services configuration, and user behaviour. On modern hardware, Squid can generally support many users, in the order of several thousands</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Squid is not a firewall, on most modern Unix-like operating systems, including Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD, that role can be fulfilled by the underlying operating system</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv8200734541gmail_quote"><div id="yiv8200734541yqtfd80347" class="yiv8200734541yqt1207990568"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv8200734541gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 7:59 PM Jason Long <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:hack3rcon@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:hack3rcon@yahoo.com">hack3rcon@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv8200734541gmail_quote"><div id="yiv8200734541yqtfd47960" class="yiv8200734541yqt1207990568"><div>Hello,</div><div>I have some questions:</div><div>1- What tips should be considered to keep Squid-cache safe?<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>2- How strong is Squid-cache? How many users can use it at the same time?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>3- Can Squid-cache also play the role of a firewall? Something like the Microsoft ForeFront TMG Replacement or the Kemp LoadMaster.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thank you.</div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">
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