We have trialled a solution called getbusi (www.getbusi.com)
We have purchased this and it is on its way.
It runs squid but has a web interface, is easy to setup and
authenticates to ldap, in our trial it worked perfectly with mac os x
server 10.3
We're looking at Web filtering/ monitoring solutions and a common
problem we're encountering is when we mention the word "Mac". Most of
the big players like Surf Control usually assume that everyone in the
entire universe uses Windows boxes that authenticate to Active
Directory. Yeah, right. The issue of course is finding a way to tie a
user's internet activity to their login so that the logs aren't just
lists of anonymous I.P numbers.
Several other candidates (like WebMarshall) claim that they can
authenticate against LDAP, which I presume means that it would be fine
with Mac OS-X Server 10.3. My greatest fear is the need to maintain
duplicate user lists. Anything that could draw from our userlist on
10.3 server would save us a heap of time, but I don't know enough
about LDAP, or Apple's flavour of it to know if it would work with
filters that advertise "LDAP compatibility"
Has anyone implemented a web filtering/monitoring solution that
authenticates against 10.3 Server? I am imagining that in such an
arrangement, if all the web traffic is obliged to pass through the
filter, then all our users (Mac or PC) would be confronted by some
kind of login dialog when they open a web browser for the first time
in a session. They would enter their username and password, just like
they were connecting to an AFP server on the OS-X box, and from then
on all their surfing would be duly logged against their name.
At least, that's how I'm guessing it would work. If the process could
be automated through the regular login process at all our managed OS-X
student terminals then this would be even better.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
--
Nathan Zamprogno,
IT Manager, John Wycliffe Christian School. Manager, Baliset Solutions
consultancy
email@hidden, email@hidden (either reaches both) Mob:
0412 141 811
"The struggle for knowledge hath a pleasure in it, like that of
wrestling with a fine woman."
- Lord Halifax 1680
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