Re: [squid-users] They know we are using squid? Had no idea...

From: Mark Elsen <mark.elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:10:59 +0200

> Just saw something the other day that needs to be addressed.
>
> It appears, which we did not know, it can be determined if we are
> running squid when connecting to a server through our remote
> installation of squid. We would like to have this "feature" disabled,
> for obvious reasons. Would appreciate any thoughts about how to make
> our use of squid completely obscured.
>
> To see an example of what we are talking about visit the URL below
> through your squid proxy server, heck perhaps any proxy server...
>
> http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/aboutyou.ch
>
> generates...
>
> Proxy Server: 1.1 host.XXXXXXXX.XXX:8065 (squid/2.5.STABLE12)
>

- Checkout the :

    header_access

directive in squid.conf.default (and comments).
Offhand I would say, that disabling the 'Via' header
may get what you want.

Didn't check this thoroughly though.

M.
Received on Fri Mar 31 2006 - 01:11:00 MST

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