Blue Coat Systems Essential Guide to Authentication Settings in Blue Coat SOCKS Proxy

Chapter 4: Property Reference

socks.authenticate.force( )

This property controls the relation between SOCKS authentication and denial.

Syntax

socks.authenticate.force(yesno)

The default value is no.

where:

•yes—Makessocks.authenticate( ) higher priority than deny( ) or exception( ). Use yes to ensure that userID's are available for access logging, even of denied requests.

•no—deny( ) and exception( ) have a higher priority than socks.authenticate( ). This setting allows early denial (based on proxy card, address or port, client address, or SOCKS version, for example). That is, the denial preempts any authentication requirement.

Note: This does not affect regular authenticate( ).

Layer and Transaction Notes

•Use in <Proxy> layers.

•Applies to SOCKS proxy transactions.

See Also

•Properties: socks.authenticate( ), socks_gateway( ), socks.accelerate( )

•Conditions: socks.destination_address=, socks.destination_port=, socks.method=, socks.tunneled=, socks.version=

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