Linux for you Admin Tips:10

Squid - Hide System’s IP Address

Squid proxy server has directive called forwarded_for. If set, Squid will include your system's IP address or name n the HTTP requests it forwards. By default it looks like
this:
X-Forwarded-For: 191.1.2.5
If you disable this, it will appear as
X-Forwarded-For: unknown
Open squid.conf file:


# vi squid.conf
Set forwarded_for to off:
forwarded_for off
Save and close the file. Restart squid server:


# /etc/init.d/squid restart