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Transparent authentication

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Configuration Variable

proxy.config.http.
transparent_auth_
hostname

Specify an alternate hostname for the proxy that can be resolved for all clients via DNS. This is needed if the regular hostname of the Content Gateway machine cannot be resolved for all users via DNS.

For additional information, see Transparent proxy authentication settings.

proxy.config.http.
transparent_auth_type

0 to associate a session ID with the username after the user session is authenticated. This setting is required to uniquely identify users who share a single IP address, such as in proxy-chaining or network address translation.

1 to associate a client IP address with a username after the user session is authenticated.

In either mode, the length of time before a client must re-authenticate is determined by the value of proxy.config.http.
transparent_auth_session_
time.

proxy.config.http.
transparent_auth_
session_time

Specify the length of time (in minutes) before the browser must re-authenticate. This value is used in both IP and cookie modes.

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