[squid-users] A few things about Squid-cache

[Francesco Chemolli]

Hi Jason!

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.
Securing squid is similar to any other public-facing complex service; it's
unfortunately not something that can be explained with a few tips.

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

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

On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 7:59 PM Jason Long <hack3rcon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I have some questions:
> 1- What tips should be considered to keep Squid-cache safe?
>
> 2- How strong is Squid-cache? How many users can use it at the same time?
>
> 3- Can Squid-cache also play the role of a firewall? Something like the
> Microsoft ForeFront TMG Replacement or the Kemp LoadMaster.
>
>
> Thank you.
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    Francesco
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