Authentication/Ban Host Entries

There are two lines in authentication/ban host entries. The first is the authentication line.

Syntax

auth source-hostmask source-portrange auth-methods

Parameters

source-hostmask identifies which hosts the SOCKS server will authenticate.

source-portrange identifies which ports the SOCKS server will authenticate.

auth-methods are the methods to be used for authentication. You can list multiple authentication methods in order of your preference. In other words, if the client does not support the first authentication method listed, the second method will be used instead. If the client does not support any of the authentication methods listed, the SOCKS server will disconnect without accepting a request. If you have more than one authentication method listed, they should be separated by commas with no spaces in between. Possible authentication methods are:

• n (no authentication required)

• u (user name and password required)

• - (any type of authentication)

The second line in the authentication/ban host entry is the ban host line.

Syntax

ban source-hostmask source-portrange

Parameters

source-hostmask identifies which hosts are banned from the SOCKS server.

source-portrange identifies from which ports the SOCKS server will not accept requests.

Example

auth 127.27.27.127 1024 u,-ban 127.27.27.127 1024