ext_session_acl - Squid session tracking external acl helper.

       This program and documentation  was  written  by  HenrikNordstrom<henrik@henriknordstrom.net>AndrewBeverley<andy@andybev.com>

       The ext_session_acl helper is a concurrent helper; therefore, the concurrency= option must  be  specified
       in the configuration.

       Passive session configuration example using the default automatic mode
              external_acl_typesessionttl=300negative_ttl=0children=1concurrency=200%LOGIN/usr/local/squid/libexec/ext_session_aclaclsessionexternalsessionhttp_accessdeny!sessiondeny_infohttp://your.server.example.com/bannerpage?url=%ssession

       Then set up http://your.server.example.com/bannerpage to display a session startup page and then redirect
       the user back to the requested URL given in the url query parameter.

        * Copyright (C) 1996-2024 The Squid Software Foundation and contributors
        *
        * Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
        * contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
        * Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.

       This program and documentation is copyright to the authors named above.

       Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 or later (GPLv2+).

ext_session_acl  maintains  a  concept  of  sessions  by monitoring requests and timing out sessions. The
       timeout is based either on idle use ( -t ) or a fixed period of time ( -T ). The former is  suitable  for
       displaying  terms  and  conditions to a user; the latter is suitable for the display of advertisements or
       other notices (both as a splash page - see config examples in the wiki online). The  session  helper  can
       also be used to force users to re-authenticate if the %LOGIN and -a are both used.

       ext_session_acl - Squid session tracking external acl helper.

       Version 1.2

-ttimeout  Idle timeout for any session. The default if not specified (set to 3600 seconds).

       -Ttimeout  Fixed  timeout  for  any session. This will end the session after the timeout regardless of a
                   user's activity. If used with active mode, this  will  terminate  the  user's  session  after
                   timeout  ,  after  which  another  LOGIN will be required.  LOGOUT will reset the session and
                   timeout.

       -bpathPath to persistent database. If a file is specified then that single  file  is  used  as  the
                   database.  If  a  path is specified, a Berkeley DB database environment is created within the
                   directory. The advantage of the latter is better database support between multiple  instances
                   of  the session helper. Using multiple instances of the session helper with a single database
                   file will cause synchronization problems between processes.  If this option is not  specified
                   the  session  details will be kept in memory only and all sessions will reset each time Squid
                   restarts its helpers (Squid restart or rotation of logs).

       -a          Active mode. In this mode sessions are started by evaluating an acl with the argument LOGIN ,
                   or terminated by the argument LOGOUT.  Without this flag the helper automatically starts the
                   session after the first request.

       Questions  on  the  usage  of  this  program  can  be  sent  to  the  SquidUsersmailinglist <squid-
       users@lists.squid-cache.org>

       Bug reports need to be  made  in  English.   See  https://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting  for
       details of what you need to include with your bug report.

       Report bugs or bug fixes using https://bugs.squid-cache.org/

       Report serious security bugs to SquidBugs<squid-bugs@lists.squid-cache.org>

       Report ideas for new improvements to the SquidDevelopersmailinglist <squid-dev@lists.squid-cache.org>

squid(8), GPL(7),
       The Squid FAQ wiki https://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
       The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

                                                 9 October 2011                               ext_session_acl(8)

ext_session_acl[-t timeout ][-b database ][-a]