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Setting up a proxy for testing
Login to the server and update the package list.
sudo apt update -y
Install Squid Proxy server.
sudo apt -y install squid
Start and enable squid service to start on system boot.
sudo systemctl start squid
sudo systemctl enable squid
Verify the squid service status. You should be seeing the “active” status.
sudo systemctl status squid
Verify squid is running on the default port 3128
netstat -tnlp
The Squid proxy configuration file is located in /etc/squid/squid.conf
It can be edited using sudo nano /etc/squid/squid.conf
To allow access from the whole internet add the following line
http_access allow all
To limit access to a limited IP address of range, replace the above line with
http_access allow localnet
And add the following line
acl localnet src [source-ip-range]
Example for a specific IP
acl localnet src 51.91.11.62
Example for a CIDR range
acl localnet src 51.0.0.0/28
Example for an IP range
acl localnet src 0.0.0.1-0.255.255.255
After making changes, restart the proxy with sudo systemctl restart squid
Use the following curl command to test connectivity to the proxy
curl -x http://[YOUR-PROXY-IP]:3128 -I http://google.com
The response should contain a 200 OK code.
Install apache utils.
sudo apt install apache2-utils -y
Create a passwd file and change the ownership to proxy user.
sudo touch /etc/squid/passwd
sudo chown proxy /etc/squid/passwd
Create a user named proxyuser(or any username of your choosing) using the following command. It will prompt for a password. Provide a secure password.
sudo htpasswd /etc/squid/passwd proxyuser
Open the squid.conf file.
sudo nano /etc/squid/squid.conf
Add the following content to the file.
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/basic_ncsa_auth /etc/squid/passwd
auth_param basic children 5
auth_param basic realm Squid Basic Authentication
auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours
acl auth_users proxy_auth REQUIRED
http_access allow auth_users
Restart Squid server for the changes to take place.
sudo systemctl restart squid
Test squid proxy authentication using curl. You can use the following syntax.
curl -x http://[squid-server-IP]:3128 --proxy-user proxyuser:[proxy-password] https://www.google.com
If you get a 407 code it means you entered the wrong username or password.
The response should be a 200 code.
Your squid proxy is now installed and configured.