Changes between Version 19 and Version 20 of ProxyServer

Timestamp:

07/23/16 11:26:41 (5 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

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ProxyServer

@@ -19 +19 @@
 Depending on the [/wiki/Authentication Authentication] module configured, the proxy server can expose:
 * all local xpra sessions after user authentication
-* a custom list of sessions configured through the "file-auth" mechanism
+* a custom list of sessions configured through the "multifile" auth mechanism
 }}}
 
@@ -61 +61 @@
 == File Authentication ==
 
-When used with the proxy server, the password file (see [/wiki/Authentication#Modules Authentication Modules]) should contain one user per line using the format:
+When used with the proxy server, the password multifile (see [/wiki/Authentication#Modules Authentication Modules]) should contain one user per line using the format:
 {{{
 USERNAME|PASSWORD|UID|GID|SESSION_URI|ENV_VARS|SESSION_OPTIONS
@@ -73 +73 @@
 tcp:HOST:PORT
 }}}
- or
- {{{
+or
+{{{
 ssh:HOST:DISPLAY
 }}}
@@ -94 +94 @@
 == Detailed Example ==
 
-* Start a proxy server on port 443 using the "{{{file}}}" authentication module (we will call this server {{{PROXYHOST}}}):
+* Start a proxy server on port 443 using the "{{{multifile}}}" authentication module (we will call this server {{{PROXYHOST}}}):
 {{{
-xpra proxy :100 --bind-tcp=0.0.0.0:443 --auth=file --password-file=./xpra-auth
+xpra proxy :100 --bind-tcp=0.0.0.0:443 --auth=multifile:filename=./xpra-auth
 }}}
 * Start the session we wish to access via the {{{PROXYHOST}}} (we call this {{{TARGETHOST}}} - for testing, this can be the same host as {{{PROXYHOST}}}):
@@ -108 +108 @@
 * create the password file on the client:
 {{{
-echo "secretpassword" >> password.txt
+echo -n "secretpassword" > password.txt
 }}}
 * connect the client to the proxy server:
@@ -126 +126 @@
 * the packets should now flow through between the client and the real server
 }}}
+See also [ticket:1264#comment:3] for authentication between proxy and server.